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eucalipto

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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eucalipto m (plural eucaliptos)

  1. eucalyptus

Italian

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Noun

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eucalipto m (plural eucalipti)

  1. eucalyptus

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French eucalyptus. First attested in 1870.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ew.kaˈlip.tu/ [eʊ̯.kaˈlip.tu], /ew.kaˈli.pi.tu/ [eʊ̯.kaˈli.pi.tu]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ew.kaˈlip.to/ [eʊ̯.kaˈlip.to]

    • Rhymes: -iptu
    • Hyphenation: eu‧ca‧lip‧to

    Noun

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    eucalipto m (plural eucaliptos)

    1. eucalyptus (any tree of the genus Eucalyptus)
      • 1870 September, Miguel Antonio da Silva, “Silvicultura brasileira”, in Revista Agricola do Imperial Instituto Fluminense de Agricultura, number 5, Rio de Janeiro: Typographia do Imperial Instituto Artistico, page 32:
        Eucalypto (da Nova Hollanda) (gen. Eucalyptus.)
        Eucalyptus (from New Holland) (gen. Eucalyptus.)
    2. (strictly) Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
      Synonym: eucalipto-comum
      • 1881, Joaquim Monteiro Caminhoá, “Myrtaceas”, in Elementos de botanica geral e medica, volumes XI–XII, Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Nacional, page 2026:
        Eucalypto (arvore-da-febre, ou gommeiro-azul), Eucalyptus globulus Labill., da Australia e d’outros logares da Oceania; [] além de antiperiodico, o eucalypto é aconselhado nos casos de molestias chronicas da bexiga, principalmente de caharrho vesical: seu lenho é industrial e bom para construcção naval.
        Eucalyptus (fever tree, or blue gum), Eucalyptus globulus Labill., from Australia and other places in Oceania; [] In addition to being a antiperiodic, the eucalyptus is recommended for chronic bladder diseases, especially vesical catarrh: it has industrial timber and is good for shipbuilding.
    3. (metonymically, uncountable) eucalyptus oil
      • 2022 February 16, “Conheça os benefícios dos óleos essenciais”, in CicloVivo[1], São Paulo, archived from the original on 2022-02-16:
        Alívio de dor nas articulações: faça um escalda pés com 5 gotas do Óleo Essencial de Eucalipto para 1L de água. Depois massageie os pés com manteiga de cupuaçu ou Óleo de Gergelim e mais 1 gota de Eucalipto.
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    Descendants

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    • Hunsrik: Ëukalipt

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from New Latin Eucalyptus, from Ancient Greek εὖ (, well) + καλυπτός (kaluptós, covered).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /eukaˈlibto/ [eu̯.kaˈliβ̞.t̪o]
    • Rhymes: -ibto
    • Syllabification: eu‧ca‧lip‧to

    Noun

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    eucalipto m (plural eucaliptos)

    1. eucalyptus

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