hortelá

See also: hortelã

Galician

Alternative forms

• hortelán

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese hortelãa, from Latin hortulana, feminine of hortulanus (“gardener”). Cognate with Portuguese hortelã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾteˈla/

Noun

hortelá f (plural hortelás)

1. female equivalent of hortelán
2. spearmint

   Synonym: menta

Related terms

• horta

References

• “ortelãao” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “hortelá” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “hortelá” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “hortelá” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.