abrótano

See also: abrotano

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abrótono

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon), of uncertain origin. Doublet of abrótea.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɾɔ.ta.nu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɾɔ.tɐ.nu/ [ɐˈβɾɔ.tɐ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɾɔ.tɐ.nu/ [ɐˈβɾɔ.tɐ.nu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɾɔ.tɐ.nu/

• Hyphenation: a‧bró‧ta‧no

Noun

abrótano m (plural abrótanos)

1. abrotanum (a bushy wormwood from Europe)

Further reading

• “abrótano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abrótano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin abrotonum

Medieval Latin abrotanumlbor.

Spanish abrótano

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin abrotanum, from Latin abrotonum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɾotano/ [aˈβ̞ɾo.t̪a.no]
• Rhymes: -otano
• Syllabification: a‧bró‧ta‧no

Noun

abrótano m (plural abrótanos)

1. southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

   Synonym: abrótano macho

Derived terms

• abrótano hembra

Further reading

• “abrótano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025