fúcsia

See also: fucsia

Catalan

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfuk.si.ə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfuk.si.a]
Audio (Valencia): (file)

Noun

fúcsia f (plural fúcsies)

fuchsia (flowering plant in the genus Fuchsia)
fuchsia (purplish-red color)

Adjective

fúcsia (invariable)

fuchsia

Further reading

“fúcsia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Alternative forms

fúchsia

Etymology

After the genus Fuchsia, named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfuk.si.ɐ/ [ˈfuk.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfuk.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfuk.si.a/ [ˈfuk.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfuk.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ksjɐ/

Noun

fúcsia f (plural fúcsias)

(botany) fuchsia (a popular garden plant)
Synonym: brinco-de-princesa
fuchsia (a purplish-red colour)

Adjective

fúcsia (invariable)

fuchsia (purplish-red in colour)