alegria
noun
al·e·gria
ˌa-lə-ˈgrē-ə
plural -s
Southwest
: any of certain herbs of the genus Amaranthus the red juice of which is sometimes used locally as a cosmetic
Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish alegría, from Spanish, happiness, gaiety, from alegre happy, gay, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin alecrus
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above