camomila

Portuguese

camomila

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chamomilla, from chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.moˈmi.lɐ/, /ka.muˈmi.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.moˈmi.lɐ/, /ka.muˈmi.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.moˈmi.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.muˈmi.lɐ/

Noun

camomila f (plural camomilas)

1. camomile (the plant or its flower)

Derived terms

• camomila-vulgar, camomila-alemã, chá-de-camomila

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• camamila

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí)

Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon)

Ancient Greek χᾰμαίμηλον (khămaímēlon)bor.

Latin chamaemēlon

Late Latin camomillalbor.

Spanish camomila

Learned borrowing from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemēlon, borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰμαίμηλον (khămaímēlon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamoˈmila/ [ka.moˈmi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: ca‧mo‧mi‧la

Noun

camomila f (plural camomilas)

1. camomile

   Synonym: manzanilla

Further reading

• “camomila”, 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