anémona

See also: anêmona

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• anémone (Portugal)
• anêmona, anêmone (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈnɛ.mu.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧né‧mo‧na

Noun

anémona f (plural anémonas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. anemone (any plant of genus anemone)
2. clipping of anémona-do-mar

Further reading

• “anémona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• anemona (rare)
• anemone

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnemona/ [aˈne.mo.na]
• Rhymes: -emona
• Syllabification: a‧né‧mo‧na

Noun

anémona f (plural anémonas)

1. anemone, windflower

Derived terms

• anémona de mar
• anémona del Japón

Further reading

• “anémona”, 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