ponsètia
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name of Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American diplomat in Mexico, where the flowers originated.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [punˈsɛ.ti.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ponˈsɛ.ti.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ponˈsɛ.ti.a]
Noun[edit]
ponsètia f (plural ponsèties)
- poinsettia
- Synonym: flor de Nadal
Further reading[edit]
- “ponsètia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.