petúnia
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Petunia, from French petun (“tobacco”, obsolete), from Portuguese petum (“tobacco”), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtũ.ni.ɐ/ [peˈtũ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peˈtũ.njɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈtu.ni.a/ [peˈtu.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /peˈtu.nja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈtu.njɐ/
Noun
petúnia f (plural petúnias)
- petunia (plant)
Related terms
- petunidina