floresta

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛstɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃtɐ
  • Hyphenation: flo‧res‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

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floresta

From Old Galician-Portuguese foresta, furesta (forest) (influenced by flor (flower)), from Late Latin foresta (open wood).

Noun[edit]

floresta f (plural florestas)

  1. forest (dense collection of trees)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:floresta
    Meronym: árvore
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

floresta

  1. inflection of florestar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish foresta (subsequently influenced by flor (flower)), borrowed from Old French forest. Doublet of foresta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /floˈɾesta/ [floˈɾes.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -esta
  • Syllabification: flo‧res‧ta

Noun[edit]

floresta f (plural florestas)

  1. woodland, greenwood, dell, forest (dense collection of trees)
    Synonyms: bosque, selva, jungla
  2. collection or gathering of pleasant things

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