manjericão

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón) through a derivative of the Late Latin basilicum.[1]

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾi.ˈkɐ̃w̃/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ʒe.ɾi.ˈkɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: man‧je‧ri‧cão

Noun

manjericão m (plural manjericões)

(botany) basil (Ocimum basilicum)
(botany) clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum)

Synonyms

(Ocimum basilicum): alfavaca, basílico, basilicão
(Ocimum gratissimum): manjericão-de-ceilão, segurelha

Derived terms

manjerico

References

1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.

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