árvore-da-independência

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of árvore +‎ da +‎ independência. Literally, “tree of independence”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaʁ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌaɦ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌaʁ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌaɦ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaʁ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌaɦ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌaʁ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌaɦ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌaɾ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌaɾ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌaɾ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌaʁ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌaʁ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌaʁ.vo.ɾi.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaɻ.vo.ɾe.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.si.a/ [ˌaɻ.vo.ɾe.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌaɻ.vo.ɾe.da.ĩ.de.pẽˈdẽ.sja/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaɾ.vu.ɾɨ.dɐ.ĩ.dɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌaɾ.vu.ɾɨ.ðɐ.ĩ.dɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaɾ.vu.ɾɨ.dɐ.ĩ.dɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌaɾ.vu.ɾɨ.ðɐ.ĩ.dɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaɾ.bu.ɾɨ.dɐ.ĩ.dɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌaɾ.βu.ɾɨ.ðɐ.ĩ.dɨ.pẽˈdẽ.sjɐ]

Noun

árvore-da-independência f (plural árvores-da-independência)

1. (Brazil, botany) A shrubby plant (Codiaeum variegatum) from the euphorbiaceae family, with leathery evergreen leaves of various shapes and colors, flowers arranged in racemose inflorescences, capsular fruits, native to Asia.

   Synonym: arbusto-da-independência

Further reading

• “árvore-da-independência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024