azinheira

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azinheira (Quercus ilex)

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧zi‧nhei‧ra

Noun

azinheira f (plural azinheiras)

  1. holm oak (Quercus ilex, a tree of the Mediterranean)
    Synonyms: azinha, azinho, sardão
    • 1971, José Afonso (lyrics and music), “Grândola, Vila Morena”, in Cantigas do Maio:
      À sombra duma azinheira
      Que já não sabia a idade
      Jurei ter por companheira
      Grândola, a tua vontade
      In the shadow of a holm oak
      Which no longer knew its age
      I swore as my companion
      Grândola, your will
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