hipericão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin hyperīcon +‎ -ão, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρεικον (hupéreikon).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.pe.ɾiˈkɐ̃w̃/ [i.pe.ɾiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.pɛ.ɾiˈkɐ̃w̃/

Noun

hipericão m (plural hipericões)

  1. St. John's wort (any plant of the genus Hypericum)
    Synonym: erva-de-são-joão

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