camomila

Portuguese

camomila

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chamomilla, from chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.moˈmi.lɐ/, /ka.muˈmi.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.moˈmi.lɐ/, /ka.muˈmi.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.moˈmi.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.muˈmi.lɐ/

Noun

camomila f (plural camomilas)

1. camomile (the plant or its flower)

Derived terms

• camomila-vulgar, camomila-alemã, chá-de-camomila

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin chamoemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, “earth-apple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamoˈmila/ [ka.moˈmi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: ca‧mo‧mi‧la

Noun

camomila f (plural camomilas)

1. camomile

   Synonym: manzanilla

Further reading

• “camomila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28