orquídea

Galician

Etymology

From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾˈkidea/ [ɔɾˈki.ð̞e.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -idea
• Hyphenation: or‧quí‧de‧a

Noun

orquídea f (plural orquídeas)

1. orchid

Further reading

• “orquídea”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “orquídea” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ohˈki.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ohˈki.d͡ʒjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ohˈki.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/ [ohˈki.d͡ʒjɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [oɾˈki.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /oɾˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁˈki.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [oχˈki.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /oʁˈki.d͡ʒjɐ/ [oχˈki.d͡ʒjɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oɻˈki.d͡ʒi.a/ [oɻˈki.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /oɻˈki.d͡ʒja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾˈki.djɐ/ [ɔɾˈki.ðjɐ], /oɾˈki.djɐ/ [oɾˈki.ðjɐ]

• Rhymes: -id͡ʒiɐ, -idjɐ
• Hyphenation: or‧quí‧de‧a

Noun

orquídea f (plural orquídeas)

1. orchid

Related terms

• orquidáceo
• orquidário

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Orkidje

Further reading

• “orquídea”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “orquídea”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “orquídeas” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “orquídea”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “orquídea”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “orquídea”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈkidea/ [oɾˈki.ð̞e.a]
• Rhymes: -idea
• Syllabification: or‧quí‧de‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”).

Noun

orquídea f (plural orquídeas)

1. orchid

Derived terms

• orquídea de pantano
• orquídea gigante
• orquideario

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

orquídea

1. feminine singular of orquídeo

Further reading

• “orquídeo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16