néctar

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Noun

néctar m (uncountable)

  1. nectar

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: néc‧tar

Noun

néctar m (plural néctares)

  1. (mythology) the drink of the gods
    Coordinate term: ambrosia
  2. (by extension) any drink considered extremely good
    Synonym: néctar dos deuses
  3. (botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Pronunciation

Noun

néctar m (plural néctares)

  1. nectar (the drink of the gods)
  2. nectar (any delicious drink)
  3. (botany) nectar (the sweet liquid secreted by flowers)

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