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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.
Compare Italian betulla, Spanish abedul, Catalan bedoll, French bouleau.
Pronunciation
Noun
bétula f (plural bétulas)
- birch (any of various trees of the genus Betula)
- Synonym: vidoeiro