leitosa

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Portuguese

Etymology

From leite (“milk”) +‎ -osa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtɔ.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtɔ.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtɔ.zɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtɔ.zɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtɔ.zɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /leˈtɔ.zɐ/

Hyphenation: lei‧to‧sa

Adjective

leitosa

feminine singular of leitoso

Noun

leitosa f (plural leitosas)

(Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)
Synonyms: figo, fruta-de-manteiga, fruta-de-veado, guacá, joão, joão-de-leite

Related terms

leite

Further reading

“leitosa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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