petúnia

See also: petunia, Petunia, pétunia, and petunią

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • petunia (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupian *pe
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tɨm
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pe-tɨm
Old Tupi petymabor.
French pétun
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)der.
taxonomic name -ia
taxonomic name Petunialbor.
Portuguese petúnia

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtũ.ni.ɐ/ [peˈtũ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈtũ.njɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtu.ni.a/ [peˈtu.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /peˈtu.nja/

    • Rhymes: -ũniɐ, -unjɐ
    • Homophone: Petúnia
    • Hyphenation: pe‧tú‧ni‧a

    Noun

    petúnia f (plural petúnias)

    1. petunia (flowering plant of genus Petunia)
      Hypernym: solanácea
      • 1916, Albertina Bertha, chapter VI, in Exaltação, J. Ribeiro dos Santos, page 101:
        Jorge vai em viagem de inspecção para o interior: a sua ausencia será de quinze dias a um mez. Está desolado. Beijou-me as mãos e offereceu-me petunias: — “Estará em mim, em tudo”. — Foram as suas ultimas palavras.
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    • Petúnia
    • petunidina

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    • pitaneu
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