No. 5,071 in Catalan
altea
"Altea" refers to the hollyhock plant.
In a sentence
Al jardí hi ha una altea florida.
In the garden, there is a blooming hollyhock.
Here, 'altea' refers to the plant hollyhock in Catalan.
Els seus llençols són de color altea.
Their sheets are of hollyhock color.
'Altea' describes a color, inspired by the characteristic shade of hollyhock flowers.
L'Altea és una vila bonica prop de la costa.
Altea is a beautiful town near the coast.
'Altea' here is used as a proper noun referring to a town in Spain.
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