malvavisco

Portuguese

Alternative forms

malvaísco

Noun

malvavisco m (plural malvaviscos)

marshmallow (Althaea officinalis, a species of mallow)
Synonyms: alteia, malva-branca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin malvaviscus, from Latin malva (“mallow”) + hibiscum (“marshmallow”), from Ancient Greek ἱβίσκος (hibískos). Cognate with English mallow, mauve, hibiscus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /malbaˈbisko/ [mal.β̞aˈβ̞is.ko]
Rhymes: -isko
Syllabification: mal‧va‧vis‧co

Noun

malvavisco m (plural malvaviscos)

(botany) mallow
(Chile, Mexico, Central America) marshmallow

Further reading

“malvavisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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