postelein

postelein

Dutch

Alternative forms

• porselein (obsolete in this sense)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch porceleine, from Middle French porcelaine, from Old French pourcelaine, from Italian porcellana, probably a corruption of Latin porcillāca, an alternative form of Latin portulāca. Cognate of English purslane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔs.təˈlɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: pos‧te‧lein
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

postelein n (uncountable)

1. purslane, any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants, including common purslane, Portulaca oleracea

   Synonym: porseleinblad (Suriname)

2. (Suriname) waterleaf, Talinum fruticosum

   Synonym: Surinaamse postelein (Netherlands, Indonesia)

Derived terms

• Surinaamse postelein

Descendants

• Sranan Tongo: posren
  • Aukan: posen
  • → Galibi Carib: poseren