sálvia

See also: Salvia, salvia, and sàlvia

Portuguese

Etymology

From the New Latin genus name Salvia, from Latin salvia (“sage”), from salvus (“safe”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.vi.ɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsaw.vjɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vjɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.vi.a/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsaw.vja/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vja]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.vjɐ/ [ˈsaɫ.vjɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.bjɐ/ [ˈsaɫ.βjɐ]

Hyphenation: sál‧vi‧a

Noun

sálvia f (plural sálvias)

(Brazil) sage (a plant)
Synonym: (Portugal) salva

Derived terms

sálvia-comum

Further reading

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