hortelã

See also: hortelá

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin hortulana, feminine of hortulanus (gardener).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁ.teˈlɐ̃/ [oh.teˈlɐ̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾ.teˈlɐ̃/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁ.teˈlɐ̃/ [oχ.teˈlɐ̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻ.teˈlɐ̃/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ɔh.tɛˈlɐ̃/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /uɹ.tiˈlɐ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: hor‧te‧lã

Noun

hortelã f (plural hortelãs)

  1. female equivalent of hortelão
  2. mint (any of several aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae)
    Synonym: menta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: ortolom

Further reading