hortelã

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See also: hortelá

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin hortulana, feminine of hortulanus (gardener).

Pronunciation

 

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

Noun

hortelã f (plural hortelãs)

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