jacinto
See also: Jacinto
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˈsĩ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˈsĩ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐˈsĩ.tu/
- Homophone: Jacinto
- Hyphenation: ja‧cin‧to
Noun
jacinto m (plural jacintos)
- hyacinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /xaˈθinto/ [xaˈθĩn̪.t̪o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /xaˈsinto/ [xaˈsĩn̪.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: ja‧cin‧to
Noun
jacinto m (plural jacintos)
- hyacinth
Related terms
- jacintino
Descendants
- → Tagalog: hasinto
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “jacinto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 480
Further reading
- “jacinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014