ave-do-paraíso

See also: Ave do Paraíso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of New Latin paradīsī avis. First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.vɨ.du.pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu/ [ˌa.vɨ.ðu.pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.bɨ.du.pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu/ [ˌa.βɨ.ðu.pɐ.ɾɐˈi.zu]

  • Rhymes: -izu
  • Hyphenation: a‧ve‧do‧pa‧ra‧í‧so

Noun

ave-do-paraíso f (plural aves-do-paraíso)

  1. bird of paradise (any bird of the family Paradisaeidae)
    Synonym: ave-de-deus
    • 1727 September 25, Joam de S. Caetano, “Sermaõ que prégou no Real Convento de N. Senhora do Carmo de Lisboa”, in Manoel de Sá Filho, compiler, Memorias historicas panegyricas, e metricas, Lisbon: Officina de Miguel Rodrigues, published 1728, II. Ponto, pages 268–269:
      Emblema mais ajuſtado dos rigores, com que ſe tratava o noſſo Santo, he aquella ave, que chamaõ Ave de Deos, ou do Paraiſo, de quem reſtifica Pedro Bolon, que he adorada como deidade no Oriente […]
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  2. bird of paradise (any plant of the genus Strelitzia)
    Synonym: estrelícia

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