levístico

See also: levistico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin levisticum, probably an alteration of Latin ligusticum, from Ligusticus (“Ligurian”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈvis.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /leˈviʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈvis.t͡ʃi.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈviʃ.ti.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈbiʃ.ti.ku/ [lɨˈβiʃ.ti.ku]

Hyphenation: le‧vís‧ti‧co

Noun

levístico m (plural levísticos)

lovage (a Mediterranean herb)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin levisticum, probably an alteration of Latin ligusticum, from Ligusticus (“Ligurian”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leˈbistiko/ [leˈβ̞is.t̪i.ko]
Rhymes: -istiko
Syllabification: le‧vís‧ti‧co

Noun

levístico m (plural levísticos)

lovage