erva-de-cão

Portuguese

Etymology

From erva (“herb”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ cão (“dog”).

1. Solanum dulcamara

2. Sedum acre

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɻ.va.deˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛɻ.va.deˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.bɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: er‧va‧-de‧-cão

Noun

erva-de-cão f (plural ervas-de-cão)

1. (botany) (Solanum dulcamara) bittersweet

   Synonyms: doce-amarga, dulcamara, uva-de-cão, vide-da-índia, vide-da-judeia, vinha-da-judeia

2. (botany) (Sedum acre) wallpepper

   Synonyms: vermiculária, uva-de-cão, pão-de-pássaros

Related terms

• uva-de-gato
• uva-de-galo

Further reading

• “erva-de-cão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024