hortelana
Spanish, noun/oɾteˈlana/
hortelana is spelled H-O-R-T-E-L-A-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hortelana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “any of a number of plants in the mint family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of hortelano. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Esposa o mujer del hortelano”.
What does hortelana mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineany of a number of plants in the mint family
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of hortelano
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of hortelano
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Esposa o mujer del hortelano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hortelana
- hortelanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hortelana?
- /oɾteˈlana/
- [oɾ.t̪eˈla.na]
- [oɾt̪eˈlana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hortelana in Spanish?
hortelana appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).