onagra
See also: Onagra
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin onagra, from Ancient Greek ὀνάγρα (onágra).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈna.ɡɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈna.ɡɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈna.ɡɾɐ/ [ɔˈna.ɣɾɐ]
- Hyphenation: o‧na‧gra
Noun
onagra f (plural onagras)
- (botany) evening primrose
- Synonyms: erva-dos-burros, zécora
Related terms
Further reading
- “onagra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin onagra, from Ancient Greek ὀνάγρα (onágra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈnaɡɾa/ [oˈna.ɣ̞ɾa]
- Rhymes: -aɡɾa
- Syllabification: o‧na‧gra
Noun
onagra f (plural onagras)
- evening primrose [from mid-16th c.]
Further reading
- “onagra”, 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
- “onagra”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN