açucena

See also: Açucena

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَوْسَن (sawsan), via Andalusian Arabic. Cognate with Galician azucena and Spanish azucena.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.suˈsẽ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.suˈsẽ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.suˈse.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.suˈse.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧çu‧ce‧na

Noun

açucena f (plural açucenas)

1. lily

   Synonym: lírio

Derived terms

• açucenal

Related terms

• Susana

See also

• flor-de-lis