herborista
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French herboriste or from herbolizar + -ista. Cognate with Spanish herborista.
Adjective
herborista m or f (plural herboristas)
Noun
herborista m or f by sense (plural herboristas)
Further reading
- “herborista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “herborista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “herborista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “herborista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɾboˈɾista/ [eɾ.β̞oˈɾis.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: her‧bo‧ris‧ta
Adjective
herborista m or f (masculine and feminine plural herboristas)
- herbalist
- Synonym: herbolario
Noun
herborista m or f by sense (plural herboristas)
- herbalist
- Synonyms: herbolario, yerbero
Further reading
- “herborista”, 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