mirtilo

Portuguese

pt: mirtilo

Alternative forms

• myrtillo (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin myrtillus, diminutive of Latin myrtus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miʁˈt͡ʃi.lu/ [mihˈt͡ʃi.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miʁˈt͡ʃi.lu/ [mihˈt͡ʃi.lu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /miɾˈt͡ʃi.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /miʁˈt͡ʃi.lu/ [miχˈt͡ʃi.lu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /miɻˈt͡ʃi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miɾˈti.lu/

Noun

mirtilo m (plural mirtilos)

1. blueberry (berry)
2. blueberry (shrub)

   Synonyms: arandeiro, arando

3. bilberry (berry)
4. bilberry (shrub)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin myrtillus, diminutive of Latin myrtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miɾˈtilo/ [miɾˈt̪i.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: mir‧ti‧lo

Noun

mirtilo m (plural mirtilos)

1. bilberry