rosmaninho

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Portuguese

rosmaninho (Lavandula stoechas)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese , from an alteration of Latin rosmarīnus (rosemary). Compare Catalan romaní.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ros‧ma‧ni‧nho

Noun

rosmaninho m (plural rosmaninhos)

  1. (botany) Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
    Synonyms: alfazema, lavanda
  2. (botany, nonstandard, colloquial) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
    Synonym: alecrim

Usage notes

Even though rosmaninho is derived from rosmarīnus (rosemary) it designates an entirely different genus of plants. In colloquial usage it is therefore sometimes confused with rosemary, which is alecrim in Portuguese.

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