carolina
See also: Carolina
Catalan
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 2
From the colony of Carolina, where the tree was first encountered by Europeans.
Further reading
- “carolina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Adjective
carolīna
- inflection of carolīnus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural
References
- carolina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾoˈlina/ [ka.ɾoˈli.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: ca‧ro‧li‧na
Noun
carolina f (plural carolinas)
- female equivalent of carolino
- (Cuba, Dominican Republic) a tree of species Sideroxylon salicifolium (willow bully, white bully, willow bustic; syn. Dipholis salicifolia)
Further reading
- “carolina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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