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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Victoria regia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾi.a ˈʁɛ.ʒi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /viˈtɔ.ɾja ˈʁɛ.ʒja/
Noun
vitória-régia f (plural vitórias-régias)
- Amazon lily (Victoria amazonica, an aquatic plant belonging to the nymphaea family, Victoria regia, of South American origin, its circular leaves can reach 2 meters in diameter, with single, white flowers and edible seeds)
- (Brazil, by extension) water lily
- Synonym: nenúfar