verónica

See also: veronica, Veronica, verônica, Verónica, and Verônica

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the proper name Verónica/Verônica.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ve‧ró‧ni‧ca

Noun

verónica f (plural verónicas) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (Christianity iconography) veronica (image of Jesus’s face on a cloth)
  2. speedwell (any plant of the genus Veronica)

Spanish

Etymology

From the proper name Verónica.

Noun

verónica f (plural verónicas)

  1. speedwell
  2. an act in bullfighting where the matador lets his cloak trail over the bull's head

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