hibisco

Latin

Noun

hibīscō

dative/ablative singular of hibīscum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hibiscum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈbis.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iˈbiʃ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈbis.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈbiʃ.ku/ [iˈβiʃ.ku]

Hyphenation: hi‧bis‧co

Noun

hibisco m (plural hibiscos)

hibiscus (a flower of the genus Hibiscus)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hibiscum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iˈbisko/ [iˈβ̞is.ko]
Rhymes: -isko
Syllabification: hi‧bis‧co

Noun

hibisco m (plural hibiscos)

hibiscus

Further reading

“hibisco”, 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