manjericão
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón) through a derivative of the Late Latin basilicum.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: man‧je‧ri‧cão
Noun
[edit]manjericão m (plural manjericões)
- basil (Ocimum basilicum)
- clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum)
- Synonyms: manjericão-de-ceilão, segurelha
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Hunsrik: Manschërikong
References
[edit]- ^ 1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.