arbusto-da-independência
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of arbusto + da + independência. Literally, “independence bush”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˌbus.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [aɦˌbus.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aʁˌbus.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [aɦˌbus.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˌbus.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [aɾˌbus.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aɾˌbus.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˌbuʃ.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [aʁˌbuʃ.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aʁˌbuʃ.tu.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aɻˌbus.to.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.a/ [aɻˌbus.to.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /aɻˌbus.to.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sja/
Noun
[edit]arbusto-da-independência m (plural arbustos-da-independência)
- (Brazil, botany) A shrubby plant (Codiaeum variegatum) from the euphorbiaceae family, with leathery evergreen leaves of various shapes and colors, flowers arranged in racemose inflorescences, capsular fruits, native to Asia.
- Synonym: árvore-da-independência
Further reading
[edit]- “arbusto-da-independência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024