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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَوْسَن (sawsan), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Galician azucena and Spanish azucena.
Pronunciation
Noun
açucena f (plural açucenas)
- lily
- Synonym: lírio
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