azevinho
Portuguese
azevinho (Ilex aquifolium)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese *azevinno, diminutive of *azevo (Compare Spanish acebo, Galician acivro, acevo), from Vulgar Latin *acifolium, from Latin aquifolium.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zeˈvĩ.ɲu/ [a.zeˈvĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zeˈvi.ɲo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.zɨˈvi.ɲu/
- Rhymes: -iɲu
- Hyphenation: a‧ze‧vi‧nho
Noun
azevinho m (plural azevinhos)
- holly (any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Ilex)
Related terms
- Azevedo