seringa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Portuguese seringa.

Noun

seringa (plural seringas)

  1. A rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Flower of seringa (Philadelphus coronarius)

Borrowed from Dutch sering, from Latin sȳrinx. Doublet of seringue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə.ʁɛ̃.ɡa/
  • (file)

Noun

seringa m (plural seringas)

  1. sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius)
    Synonyms: jasmin des poètes, seringa ordinaire, seringa des jardins, seringa commun
  2. hence any of several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus
  3. (uncommon) any of several flowering plants of the genus Syringa such as the lilacs

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾĩ.ɡa/

  • Hyphenation: se‧rin‧ga
seringa

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin syringa, from sȳrinx.

Noun

seringa f (plural seringas)

  1. syringe

Noun

seringa m or f by sense (plural seringas)

  1. (colloquial) bore (boring person)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch sering.

Noun

seringa f (plural seringas)

  1. (Brazil) any of several flowering plant species in the genus Hevea
    Synonym: seringueira
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