orquídea
Galician
Etymology
From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔɾˈkidea/ [ɔɾˈki.ð̞e.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -idea
- Hyphenation: or‧quí‧de‧a
Noun
orquídea f (plural orquídeas)
Further reading
- “orquídea”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “orquídea” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ohˈki.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ohˈki.d͡ʒjɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [oɾˈki.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /oɾˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [oχˈki.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/ [oχˈki.d͡ʒjɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻˈki.d͡ʒi.a/ [oɻˈki.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /oɻˈki.d͡ʒja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾˈki.djɐ/ [ɔɾˈki.ðjɐ], /oɾˈki.djɐ/ [oɾˈki.ðjɐ]
- Rhymes: -id͡ʒiɐ, -idjɐ
- Hyphenation: or‧quí‧de‧a
Noun
orquídea f (plural orquídeas)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Hunsrik: Orkidje
Further reading
- “orquídea”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “orquídea”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “orquídeas” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “orquídea”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “orquídea”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “orquídea”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾˈkidea/ [oɾˈki.ð̞e.a]
- Rhymes: -idea
- Syllabification: or‧quí‧de‧a
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).
Noun
orquídea f (plural orquídeas)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
orquídea
- feminine singular of orquídeo
Further reading
- “orquídeo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024