mimosa

See also: Mimosa

English

Mimosa (1)

Etymology

From New Latin mimosa, from Latin mimus (“mime”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɪːˈməʊ.sə/, /mɪːˈməʊ.zə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɪːˈmoʊ.sə/
• Rhymes: -əʊsə, -əʊzə

Noun

mimosa (plural mimosas or mimosae)

1. (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.
2. Albizia species (silk tree, pink siris).
3. Acacia species.
4. A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.

Translations

plant belonging to the genus Mimosa

• Czech: mimóza f, citlivka f
• Finnish: mimoosa
• German: Mimose (de) f
• Hungarian: mimóza (hu)
• Irish: míomós
• Italian: mimosa (it) f

• Polish: mimoza (pl) f
• Portuguese: mimosa (pt) f
• Romanian: mimoză (ro) f
• Russian: мимо́за (ru) (mimóza)
• Spanish: mimosa (es) f

See also

• mimosa salad
• mimophant

Anagrams

• Maoism

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Finnish

Noun

mimosa

1. Misspelling of mimoosa.

Usage notes

• Mimosa is used as Finnish female given name.

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French

Noun

mimosa m (plural mimosas)

1. mimosa

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Italian

Noun

mimosa f (plural mimose)

1. mimosa (plant and tree)

Anagrams

• sommai

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Portuguese

Noun

mimosa f (plural mimosas)

1. (botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)
2. mandarin (fruit)
3. tangerine (variety of the mandarin orange)

Synonyms

• (mandarin): tangerina (widespread form) plus several regional synonyms in Brazil:
  • bergamota, vergamota, (South Brazil)
  • laranja-cravo (Northeast Brazil)
  • laranja-mimosa, mandarina, mexerica (Center-West and Southeast Brazil)
  • poncã (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, South Brazil)
  • tanja (Maranhão, Piauí)

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Spanish

Adjective

mimosa

1. Feminine singular of adjective mimoso.