bráctea

See also: bractea

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin bractea.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.ki.te.ɐ/, /ˈbɾak.te.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾak.te.a/, /ˈbɾa.ki.te.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.ktjɐ/

Hyphenation: brác‧te‧a

Noun

bráctea f (plural brácteas)

(botany) bract (leaf associated with a flower or cone)

Further reading

“bráctea”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“bráctea”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bractea.

Noun

bráctea f (plural brácteas)

(botany) bract

Further reading

“bráctea”, 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