Skip to content

henné

henna

noun en-NEH Rare

Origin: Arabic hinnā' via French henné

Usage Note

Henné is masculine and invariable: l'henné, gli henné — the final accent means the word does not change in the plural, like caffè or città. The initial h is silent. It refers both to the plant and to the reddish dye used for hair or temporary tattoos.

Examples

"Mi sono tinta i capelli con l'henné."

Natural Translation

I dyed my hair with henna.

Explore Italian by topic