postelein

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch porceleine, from Middle French porcelaine, from Old French pourcelaine, from Italian porcellana, probably a corruption of Latin porcillāca, an alternative form of Latin portulāca. Cognate of English purslane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpɔs.təˈlɛi̯n/
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Hyphenation: pos‧te‧lein
Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

postelein m (uncountable)

purslane, any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants, particularly common purslane, Portulaca oleracea
Synonyms: porseleinblad (Suriname), porselein (obsolete)
(Suriname) waterleaf, Talinum fruticosum
Synonym: Surinaamse postelein (Netherlands, Indonesia)

Derived terms

Surinaamse postelein
winterpostelein

Descendants

Sranan Tongo: posren
- Aukan: posen
- → Kari'na: poseren

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