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dama de noche

night-blooming flower

noun DA-ma de NO-che Spanish origin Less Common

Usage Note

Dama de noche (Cestrum nocturnum) is a flowering shrub whose small white blossoms release a powerful, sweet fragrance only at night. It is commonly planted near gates and windows in Filipino homes and gardens, and its Spanish name — lady of the night — reflects colonial-era influence on plant taxonomy in the Philippines.

Examples

Beginner

" Mabango ang dama de noche. "

Natural Translation

The dama de noche is fragrant.

Literal Translation

Fragrant the dama-de-noche.

Intermediate

" Amoy dama de noche ang buong hardin sa gabi. "

Natural Translation

The whole garden smells of dama de noche at night.

Literal Translation

Smells-of dama-de-noche the whole garden at night.

Advanced

" Pagsapit ng gabi, kumakalat ang halimuyak ng dama de noche na itinanim ng lola ko sa tabi ng bintana. "

Natural Translation

When night falls, the scent of the dama de noche my grandmother planted by the window spreads around.

Literal Translation

When-arrives the night, spreads the fragrance of-the dama-de-noche that planted by grandmother my at-the side of-the window.

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