madressilva

Portuguese

Alternative forms

madre-silva (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin matrisilva. Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian madreselva.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.dɾeˈsiw.vɐ/ [ˌma.dɾeˈsiʊ̯.vɐ], /ˌma.dɾiˈsiw.vɐ/ [ˌma.dɾiˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.dɾeˈsiw.va/ [ˌma.dɾeˈsiʊ̯.va]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.dɾɨˈsil.vɐ/ [ˌma.ðɾɨˈsiɫ.vɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.dɾɨˈsil.bɐ/ [ˌma.ðɾɨˈsiɫ.βɐ]

Hyphenation: ma‧dres‧sil‧va

Noun

madressilva f (plural madressilvas)

honeysuckle (any plant of the genus Lonicera)

Related terms

madre
silva

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