flor

Borrowed from Spanish flor.

flor (countable and uncountable, plural flors)

1. A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.

• ROFL, Rolf, rolf

From Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

flor f (plural flors)

1. flower

From Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

flor f (plural flores)

1. flower

• florecer

From Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔ/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔɾ/

flor f (plural flors)

1. flower

• aflorar
• floral

• florir

• “flor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “flor” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “flor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “flor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

flor n (singular definite floret, not used in plural form)

1. bloom (state of plants)
   • 1912, Jeppe Aakjær, Skrifter i folkeudgave: Samlede digte I-III: [v. 2] Bag hjemmets gavl. [v. 3] Rugens sange

     ... nu er Timianen visnet, men Ruden i Flor.

     ... now the thyme has withered, but the rue blossoms.

   • 2014, Lars Thomassen, Vogteren: Juleeventyr i 24 kapitler. LÆS HØJT FOR DINE BØRN..., Lars Thomassen (→ISBN), page 85:

     ... en blomst i fuldt flor.

     ... a flower in full blossom.

   • 2013, Siri Hustvedt, At leve / at tænke / at se, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)

     ... amaryllis i fuldt flor, ...

     ... amaryllis in full bloom, ...

2. (figuratively) bloom
   • 1821, Christian Molbech, Reise giennem en Deel af Tydskland, Frankrige, England og Italien i Aarene 1819 og 1820, page 49:

     Men at den ypperste Samling af Konstskatte, at en Samling som Musée Napoleon allene, eller endog i Forening med den højeste Liberalitet hos Regieringen og med fortræffeligt indrettede Skoler og Academier, ikke er nok for at bringe Konsten i Flor: derpaa troer jeg, at Frankrige netop giver et talende Exempel.

     But that the most exquisite collection of art treasures, that a collection which only Musée Napoleon, or, for that matter, in union with the highest liberality in the government and with the most excellently designed schools and academies is not sufficient to bring art to blossom: I think France provides a telling example to that effect.

   • 1771, De Forandringer, som Norge haver voeret underkastet baade i verdslige og geistlige Sager. Extraheret af Torfaei Chronico Rerum Norvegicarum, page 9:

     Da han nu saaledes havde bragt sit Rige i Flor, pønsede han endnu paa noget, som var større.

     Having thus brought his kingdom to blossom, he yet contrived to bring about a greater deed.

   • 1771, Kiøbenhavns kongel. privilegerede Adresse-Contoirs nye kritisk Journal, page 343:

     Den tredie Bog indeholder de for nærværende Tiid i Flor staaende Asiatiske, Afrikanske og Amerikanske Stater.

     The third book contains the currently blossoming Asian, African and American states.

3. bloom (flowers)
   • 2004, Historiske roser, Gyldendal A/S (→ISBN), page 211:

     ... et stort espalier eller pergola hvor den med sit blanke, bronzeglinsende løv og det rige flor er et imponerende skue.

     ... a large espalier or pergola where, with its shiny, bronze-gleaming leaves and rich bloom, it is an impressive sight.

• “flor” in Den Danske Ordbog

• chor

From Old Portuguese flor, from Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”). Compare also the variant form chor (as well as Portuguese flor), which follows the normal or expected phonetic shift from Latin.

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flor f (plural flores)

1. flower (structure or plant)

• florecer

flor (plural flores)

1. flower

flor

1. flower

From Portuguese flor.

flor

1. flower

flor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of flō

From Proto-Germanic *flōrō. Cognate with Middle Low German vlōr, (Dutch vloer (“floor”)), Old High German fluor (German Flur (“meadow, corridor, hall”)), Old Norse flórr (Swedish flor (“floor of a stable”)).

• IPA^(key): /floːr/, [floːrˠ]

flōr f (nominative plural flōra or flōre)

1. the floor or ground

• English: floor

• fleur
• flour
• flur

From Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

• IPA^(key): /flur/
• Rhymes: -ur

flor f (oblique plural flors, nominative singular flor, nominative plural flors)

1. flower

From Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

• IPA^(key): /fluɾ/

flor f (oblique plural flors, nominative singular flor, nominative plural flors)

1. flower

• Catalan: flor
• Occitan: flor, flour, hlor

• fror
• frol
• *chor

From Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloɾ/

flor f

1. flower
   • 13th - 14th centuries, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 568: Ai flores, ai flores do verde pino (facsimile)

     Ay flores ay flores do uerde Pyno

     Oh flowers, oh flowers of the green pine

• Galician: flor
• Portuguese: flor

From Portuguese flor and Spanish flor and Kabuverdianu flor.

flor

1. flower

• chor (archaic or dialectal)
• frol (archaic or dialectal)
• flôr (obsolete)
• fulô (eye dialect, Northeast Region of Brazil)

From Old Portuguese flor, fror, from Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”). Compare also the archaic or dialectal variant form chor (as well as Galician chor), which follows the normal or expected phonetic shift from Latin.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfloʁ/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [ˈfloɾ], [ˈfloɹ]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈfloɾ], [ˈfloɻ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾoɻ/, [ˈfɾoɻ]
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): [ˈfloχ]
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈflo(h)]
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfloɾ/
• Hyphenation: flor

flor f (plural flores)

1. flower
   • 1595, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, Num bosque que das Ninfas se habitava:

     As amarellas flores apanhaua

     The yellow flowers there was gathering

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:flor.

• beija-flor

From Latin florus.

• IPA^(key): /flor/

flor m or n (feminine singular floară, masculine plural flori, feminine and neuter plural floare)

1. (rare) blond, or with reddish-blond hair

• blond
• roșcat

From Old Spanish flor, from Latin flōrem, singular accusative of flōs, from Proto-Italic *flōs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“flower, blossom”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloɾ/

flor f (plural flores)

1. flower (structure in angiosperms)
2. bloom, blossom (an expanded bud)
3. (figuratively) best, finest, pick

   Flor de harina.

   Finest flour.

   En la flor de la vida.

   In the prime of life.

4. compliment, flattery

xóchil (poetic, Mexico, dialectal)

• “flor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Borrowed from French fluor.

• IPA^(key): [floɾ]
• Hyphenation: flor

flor (definite accusative floru, plural florlar)

1. fluorite (chemical element)

flor (plural flors)

1. flower