bromélia

See also: bromèlia and bromelia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Bromelia. First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾoˈmɛ.li.ɐ/ [bɾoˈmɛ.lɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /bɾoˈmɛ.ljɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾoˈmɛ.li.a/ [bɾoˈmɛ.lɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /bɾoˈmɛ.lja/

  • Rhymes: -ɛliɐ, -ɛljɐ
  • Hyphenation: bro‧mé‧li‧a

Noun

bromélia f (plural bromélias)

  1. bromeliad (any plant in the family Bromeliaceae)
    Synonyms: bromeliácea, (Brazil) gravatá
    • 1886 December 27, Nicolau Joaquim Moreira, “Relatorio do Director do Jardim Botanico”, in Revista Agricola do Instituto Fluminense de Agricultura, volume 18, number 2, Rio de Janeiro: Lammert & C., published June 1887, Viveiro, page 78:
      O Sr. commendador Bastos: uma bromelia, conhecida pelo nome de curud e de que fazem rede os indigenas do Amazonas.
      Mr. commander Bastos: one bromeliad, known by the name curud and used by the Amazonian Amerindians to make hammocks.
    • 2016 May, Vítor Ribeiro Halfeld, Roberto Júnio Pedroso Dias, “A regra da ilha”, in Ciência Hoje‎[1], volume 56, number 336, São Paulo: ICH, archived from the original on 14 June 2024:
      Desde o ano de 2003, o pesquisador alemão Willhelm Foissner vem descrevendo novas espécies de protozoários que vivem exclusivamente em tanques de bromélias.
      Since 2003, the German researcher Willhelm Foissner has been describing new protozoan species that live exclusively in bromeliad tanks.
    • 2017, Regina Machado, “Bruxa Bromélia”, in A arte da palavra e da escuta, Barueri: Reviravolta, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
      Aquilo era demais. O menino ficou com raiva. Ninguém, nem mesmo uma voz absurda saindo do nada, ia se divertir às suas custas. Piscou o olhou, já com a resposta bem brava engatilhada na garganta, mas não conseguiu dizer nada. Porque de repente ele viu: uma bromélia bem grandona, vermelha, sacudindo as pétalas de tanto rir, bem ao seu lado.
      That was enough. The boy got upset. No one, not even an absurd voice coming from nowhere, would make fun of him. He blinked, with a very angry answer just prepared in his throat, but couldn't say anything. Because he suddenly saw: a very big, red bromeliad, shaking its petals from laughter, right next to him.

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