bétula

See also: betula and Betula

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Compare Italian betulla, Spanish abedul, Catalan bedoll, French bouleau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ/

Noun

bétula f (plural bétulas)

1. birch (any of various trees of the genus Betula)

   Synonym: vidoeiro