flor-de-lis

See also: flor de lis

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfloʁ.d͡ʒiˈlis/ [ˌfloɦ.d͡ʒiˈlis]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌfloɾ.d͡ʒiˈlis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌfloʁ.d͡ʒiˈliʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfloɻ.deˈlis/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfloɾ.dɨˈliʃ/ [ˌfloɾ.ðɨˈliʃ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌflo.ɾi.dɨˈliʃ/ [ˌflo.ɾi.ðɨˈliʃ]

  • Hyphenation: flor‧-de‧-lis

Noun

flor-de-lis f (plural flores-de-lis)

  1. Jacobean lily (Sprekelia formosissima)
  2. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of flor de lis. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

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