Dell Sherk wrote: > I think I remember that "amancaes" comes from a Peruvian place name where > the plant grows. > > I found the following comments: "El Amancae (nombre en quechua) también es llamado Amancaya (en aymara), Hamanq'ay, Janacai, Lamanckai, etc." [The Amancae (name in Quechua) is also called Amancaya (in Aymara), Hamanq'ay, Janacai, Lamanckai, etc.] <http://www.peruecologico.com.pe/amancae.htm> Since every unaccented vowel (except for 'u' after 'q' and between 'g' and 'e' or 'i') is always pronounced in Spanish, it seems there is no need to put an accent mark over the 'e' to indicate that it should be pronounced separately. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10A