aipo

Portuguese

aipo

Etymology

From Latin apium, from apis (“bee”) because of bees' perceived inclination towards the plant. Cognate with Spanish apio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.pu/ [ˈaɪ̯.pu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.pu/ [ˈaɪ̯.pu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.po/ [ˈaɪ̯.po]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.pu/

• Rhymes: -ajpu
• Hyphenation: ai‧po

Noun

aipo m (plural aipos)

1. celery (herb, Apium graveolens)

Derived terms

• aipo-da-serra
• aipo-do-gado
• aipo-dos-cães
• aipo-dos-cavalos
• aipo-dos-charcos
• aipo-dos-pântanos
• aipo-rábano
• aipo-silvestre

 

Related terms

• abelha

 

Further reading

• “aipo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “aipo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024