erva-de-gato

Portuguese

Etymology

From erva (“herb”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ gato (“cat”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɻ.va.deˈɡa.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.dɨˈɡa.tu/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðɨˈɣa.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.dɨˈɡa.tu/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðɨˈɣa.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.bɐ.dɨˈɡa.tu/ [ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðɨˈɣa.tu]

• Hyphenation: er‧va‧-de‧-ga‧to

Noun

erva-de-gato f (uncountable)

1. catnip (plant that affects the behaviour of cats)

   Synonyms: erva-gateira, erva-dos-gatos, gatária, nêveda-dos-gatos

Related terms

• erva-de-cão

Further reading

• Nepeta cataria on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt