adormidera

Spanish

Etymology

From adormir (to cause to sleep) + -era.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adoɾmiˈdeɾa/ [a.ð̞oɾ.miˈð̞e.ɾa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧dor‧mi‧de‧ra

Noun

adormidera f (plural adormideras)

  1. opium poppy
    Hypernym: amapola
    • 2022 June 1, Manuel Ansede, Olivia López Bueno, “Los vampiros del opio: un temerario turismo por los pueblos de España en busca de morfina”, in El País:
      España es el mayor productor de opio y paja de adormidera en el mundo, con 113 toneladas de equivalente de morfina anuales []
      Spain is the world's largest producer of opium and poppy straw, with 113 tons of morphine-equivalent per year []

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