azinheira

Portuguese

azinheira (Quercus ilex)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Azinha + -eira. From Old Portuguese azỹeira, from azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, from Latin ilex (holm oak).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌaziˈɲe(j)ɾa/, /ˌaziˈɲe(j)ɾɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐziˈɲɐjɾɐ/, /ɐziˈɲejɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧zi‧nhei‧ra

Noun

azinheira f (plural azinheiras)

  1. Holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)

Synonyms

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