alecrim

See also: Alecrim

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلإِكْلِيل (al-ʔiklīl),[1][2] ellipsis of إِكْلِيل الْجَبَل (ʔiklīl al-jabal, “rosemary”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈkɾĩ/

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧crim
  • Homophone: Alecrim

Noun

alecrim m (plural alecrins)

  1. (botany) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
    Synonym: rosmaninho

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “alecrim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “alecrim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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