nébula

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nebula.[1][2] Doublet of névoa.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bu.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bu.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bu.lɐ/ [ˈnɛ.βu.lɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɛbulɐ
  • Hyphenation: né‧bu‧la

Noun

nébula f (plural nébulas)

  1. mist, haze
    Synonym: névoa
  2. (astronomy) nebula
    Synonym: nebulosa

References

  1. ^ “nébula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “nébula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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