vinca
English
Etymology
From New Latin Vinca, from Late Latin pervinca.
Noun
vinca (plural vincas)
- Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
vinca f (plural vinques)
Hyponyms
- herba donzella
- vinca petita
- vincapervinca
Derived terms
- vinca petita
Further reading
- “vinca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Italian
Verb
vinca
- inflection of vincere:
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvĩ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvĩ.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvĩ.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbĩ.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: vin‧ca
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin Vinca.
Noun
vinca f (plural vincas)
- (botany) rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
- Synonyms: boas-noites, vinca-de-madagáscar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..
Verb
vinca
- inflection of vincar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “vinca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “vinca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026