hortelã

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See also: hortelá

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin hortulana, feminine of hortulanus (“gardener”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.teˈlɐ̃/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾ.teˈlɐ̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁ.teˈlɐ̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oɻ.teˈlɐ̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.tɨˈlɐ̃/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɔh.tɛˈlɐ̃/
(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /uɹ.tiˈlɐ̃/
Rhymes: -ɐ̃
Hyphenation: hor‧te‧lã

Noun

hortelã f (plural hortelãs)

female equivalent of hortelão
mint (any of several aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae)
Synonym: menta

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