alga
/ˈalɡa/ · B2 · noun · f
alga
🌿 alga = Spanish for seaweed; sounds like algae, same Latin root alga
Spanish alga comes straight from Latin alga, meaning seaweed. English algae is the plural of the same Latin word, so the link is direct. Remember: alga is feminine, so say la alga as el alga, and plural as las algas.