petúnia

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See also: petunia, Petunia, pétunia, and petunią

Portuguese

petúnias

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Petunia, from French petun (tobacco, obsolete), from Portuguese petum (tobacco), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtũ.ni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /peˈtũ.njɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtu.ni.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /peˈtu.nja/

Noun

petúnia f (plural petúnias)

  1. petunia (plant)