açucena

See also: Açucena

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السُوسَنَة (as-sūsana), from Arabic سُوسَن (sūsan, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian zšn (“lotus”).

Cognate with Galician azucena and Spanish azucena.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.suˈsẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.suˈse.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.suˈse.nɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧çu‧ce‧na

Noun

açucena f (plural açucenas)

lily
Synonym: lírio

Derived terms

açucenal

Related terms

Susana

See also

flor-de-lis

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