rosmaninho
Portuguese
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from an alteration of Latin rosmarīnus (“rosemary”). Compare Catalan romaní.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ros‧ma‧ni‧nho
Noun
rosmaninho m (plural s)
- (botany) Spanish lavender (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- (botany, nonstandard, colloquial) rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
- Synonym: alecrim
Usage notes
Even though rosmaninho is derived from rosmarīnus (“rosemary”) it designates an entirely different genus of plants. In colloquial usage it is therefore sometimes confused with rosemary, which is alecrim in Portuguese.
See also
Further reading
lavandula stoechas on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
rosmaninho on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
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