cherovia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

cherívia (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā, “caraway”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe.ɾoˈvi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe.ɾoˈvi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨ.ɾuˈvi.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɨ.ɾuˈbi.ɐ/ [t͡ʃɨ.ɾuˈβi.ɐ]

Noun

cherovia f (plural cherovias)

parsnip (the plant Pastinaca sativa)
Synonyms: pastinaca, pastinaga, cenoura-brava
parsnip (the edible root of Pastinaca sativa)
Synonyms: pastinaca, pastinaga, cenoura-brava

Further reading

“cherovia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026