rosmaninho
Portuguese
rosmaninho (Lavandula stoechas)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese [Term?], from an alteration of Latin rosmarīnus (“rosemary”). Compare Catalan romaní.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoz.maˈnĩ.ɲu/ [hoz.maˈnĩ.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁoʒ.maˈnĩ.ɲu/ [χoʒ.maˈnĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoz.maˈni.ɲo/ [hoz.maˈni.ɲo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuʒ.mɐˈni.ɲu/
- Hyphenation: ros‧ma‧ni‧nho
Noun
rosmaninho m (plural rosmaninhos)
- (botany) Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
- Synonyms: alfazema, lavanda
- (botany, nonstandard, colloquial) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
- Synonym: alecrim
Usage notes
Even though rosmaninho is derived from rosmarīnus (“rosemary”) it designates an entirely different genus of plants. In colloquial usage it is therefore sometimes confused with rosemary, which is alecrim in Portuguese.
See also
- alecrim
Further reading
lavandula stoechas on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt- rosmaninho on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt