eucalipto

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Galician

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Noun

eucalipto m (plural eucaliptos)

  1. eucalyptus

Italian

Noun

eucalipto m (plural eucalipti)

  1. eucalyptus

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From the New Latin genus name Eucalyptus or French eucalyptus, named by French botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in the 18th century after Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”) + καλυπτός (kaluptós, “covered”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ew.kaˈlip.tu/ , /ew.kaˈli.pi.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ew.kaˈlip.to/

  • Hyphenation: eu‧ca‧lip‧to

Noun

eucalipto m (plural eucaliptos)

  1. eucalyptus (any tree of the genus Eucalyptus)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Eucalyptus, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”) + καλυπτός (kaluptós, “covered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eukaˈlibto/
  • Rhymes: -ibto
  • Syllabification: eu‧ca‧lip‧to

Noun

eucalipto m (plural eucaliptos)

  1. eucalyptus

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