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Galician
Etymology
From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔɾˈkidea/
- Rhymes: -idea
- Hyphenation: or‧quí‧de‧a
Noun
orquídea f (plural orquídeas)
- orchid
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /oɾˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻˈki.d͡ʒi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /oɻˈki.d͡ʒja/
Noun
orquídea f (plural orquídeas)
- orchid
Descendants
Further reading
- “orquídea”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “orquídea”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “orquídeas” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “orquídea”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “orquídea”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “orquídea”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾˈkidea/
- Rhymes: -idea
- Syllabification: or‧quí‧de‧a
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).
Noun
orquídea f (plural orquídeas)
- orchid
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
orquídea
- feminine singular of orquídeo
Further reading