tremoço

Portuguese

tremoço

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُرْمُس (turmus), from Aramaic תורמוסא / ܬܘܪܡܣܐ (tūrmūsā, “lupine”), from Akkadian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ8 /⁠tarmuš⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ8 /⁠tarmuš⁠/). Also found as Ancient Greek θέρμος (thérmos) and Coptic ⲑⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲥ (tharmous) and in the taxonomical Lupinus albus subsp. termis.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾeˈmo.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾeˈmo.so/

  • Hyphenation: tre‧mo‧ço

Noun

tremoço m (plural tremoços, metaphonic)

  1. lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus)
    Synonym: tremoceiro
  2. lupin (bean of the lupin plant)

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