boas-noites
See also: boas noites
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- boas-noutes (dated)
Etymology
Nominalization of boas noites (literally “good nights”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbo.ɐzˈnoj.t͡ʃis/ [ˌbo.ɐzˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃis]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌbo.ɐʒˈnoj.t͡ʃiʃ/ [ˌbo.ɐʒˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃiʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbo.azˈnoj.tes/ [ˌbo.azˈnoɪ̯.tes]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbo.ɐʒˈnoj.tɨʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbo(w).ɐʒˈnoj.tɨʃ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧as‧-noi‧tes
Noun
boas-noites m pl or f pl
Noun
boas-noites (noun 2 sense 2)
boas-noites (noun 2 sense 3)
boas-noites f pl
- plural of boa-noite
- (botany) large-flowered evening-primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
- Synonyms: canárias, erva-dos-burros, onagra, zécora
- (botany) four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)
- Synonyms: bons-dias, jalapa-verdadeira, maravilha
- (botany) rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
- Synonyms: vinca, vinca-de-madagáscar
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “boas-noites”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “boas-noites”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026