erva-de-gato

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Portuguese

Etymology

From erva (“herb”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ gato (“cat”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɻ.va.deˈɡa.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.dɨˈɡa.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.bɐ.dɨˈɡa.tu/

Hyphenation: er‧va‧-de‧-ga‧to

Noun

erva-de-gato f (uncountable)

catnip (plant that affects the behaviour of cats)
Synonyms: erva-gateira, erva-dos-gatos, gatária, nêveda-dos-gatos

Related terms

erva-de-cão

Further reading

Nepeta cataria on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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