bétula

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See also: betula and Betula

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (birch), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Compare Italian betulla, Spanish abedul, Catalan bedoll, French bouleau.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bétula f (plural bétulas)

  1. birch (any of various trees of the genus Betula)
    Synonym: vidoeiro