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hortelã

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See also: hortelá

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin hortulana, feminine of hortulanus (gardener).

Pronunciation

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  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɔh.tɛˈlɐ̃/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /uɹ.tiˈlɐ̃/
  • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: hor‧te‧lã

Noun

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hortelã f (plural hortelãs)

  1. female equivalent of hortelão
  2. mint (any of several aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae)
    1. Particularly, spearmint (Mentha spicata)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kabuverdianu: ortolom

Further reading

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