abrótano
See also: abrotano
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon), of uncertain origin. Doublet of abrótea.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbɾɔ.ta.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈbɾɔ.ta.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɾɔ.tɐ.nu/ [ɐˈβɾɔ.tɐ.nu]
- Hyphenation: a‧bró‧ta‧no
Noun
abrótano m (plural abrótanos)
- abrotanum (a bushy wormwood from Europe)
Further reading
- “abrótano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “abrótano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin abrotanum, from Latin abrotonum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbɾotano/ [aˈβ̞ɾo.t̪a.no]
- Rhymes: -otano
- Syllabification: a‧bró‧ta‧no
Noun
abrótano m (plural abrótanos)
- southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)
- Synonym: abrótano macho
Derived terms
Further reading
- “abrótano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025