onagra

See also: Onagra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ónagra

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin onagra, from Ancient Greek ὀνάγρα (onágra).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈna.ɡɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈna.ɡɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈna.ɡɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈna.ɡɾɐ/ [ɔˈna.ɣɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: o‧na‧gra

Noun

onagra f (plural onagras)

1. (botany) evening primrose

   Synonyms: erva-dos-burros, zécora

Related terms

• onagro

Further reading

• “onagra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin onagra, from Ancient Greek ὀνάγρα (onágra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈnaɡɾa/ [oˈna.ɣ̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɡɾa
• Syllabification: o‧na‧gra

Noun

onagra f (plural onagras)

1. evening primrose [from mid-16th c.]

Further reading

• “onagra”, 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
• “onagra”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN