erva-do-grão-prior

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “herb of gran prior”

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoʁ/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoh], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoʁ/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoʁ/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoh], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoʁ/ [ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoʁ/ [ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoχ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoʁ/ [ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɻ.va.doˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɻ/ [ˌɛɻ.va.doˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoɻ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛɻ.va.doˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɻ/ [ˌɛɻ.va.doˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.bɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛɾ.bɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/ [ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈo.ɾi/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈo.ɾi], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjo.ɾi/ [ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: er‧va‧-do‧-grão‧-pri‧o‧r

Noun

erva-do-grão-prior f (plural ervas-do-grão-prior)

1. (Portugal, botany) The first name given to tobacco in Portugal.

Related terms

• erva-de-cão
• erva-de-gato
• grão-prior

Further reading

• “erva-do-grão-prior”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025