el cempasúchil

el cempasúchil
sehm-pah-soo'-cheel
marigold
Examples
1. El cempasúchil florece después de la época de lluvias.
Marigolds flower after the rainy season.
 
2. Los alumnos trazaron un camino con el cempasúchil para que las almas encontraran la ofrenda.
The students made a path with marigolds so that the spirits could find their way to the offering.
 
Notes
A loanword from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, "cempasúchil" is also commonly spelled "cempazuchitl."