perianto

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin perianthium, probably via French périanthe. By surface analysis, peri- +‎ Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾiˈɐ̃.tu/ [pe.ɾɪˈɐ̃.tu], (faster pronunciation) /peˈɾjɐ̃.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾiˈɐ̃.tu/ [pe.ɾɪˈɐ̃.tu], (faster pronunciation) /peˈɾjɐ̃.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾiˈɐ̃.to/ [pe.ɾɪˈɐ̃.to], (faster pronunciation) /peˈɾjɐ̃.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈɾjɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧an‧to

Noun

perianto m (plural periantos)

1. (botany) perianth

Further reading

• “perianto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perianto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “perianto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Noun

perianto m (plural periantos)

1. alternative form of periantio

Further reading

• “perianto”, 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