reineta

Catalan

Etymology 1

From reina (“queen”) +‎ -eta.

Noun

reineta f (plural reinetes)

diminutive of reina
A tree frog of the family Hylidae, particularly the Mediterranean tree frog.
Pseudotachea splendida, a species of land snail.
Synonyms: regina, carragina

Etymology 2

From French reinette.

Noun

reineta f (plural reinetes)

reinette (variety of apple)

Further reading

“reineta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
“reineta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

raineta

Etymology

Borrowed from French reinette.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈne.tɐ/ [heɪ̯ˈne.tɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈne.tɐ/ [χeɪ̯ˈne.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈne.ta/ [heɪ̯ˈne.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐjˈne.tɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈne.tɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈne.tɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈne.tɐ/

Noun

reineta f (plural reinetas)

reinette (apple)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French reinette.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reiˈneta/ [rei̯ˈne.t̪a]
Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: rei‧ne‧ta

Noun

reineta f (plural reinetas)

reinette (apple)

Further reading

“reineta”, 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