hortelá

See also: hortelã

Galician

Alternative forms

• hortelán

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese hortelãa, from Latin hortulana, feminine of hortulanus (“gardener”). Cognate with Portuguese hortelã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾteˈla/

Noun

hortelá f (plural hortelás)

1. female equivalent of hortelán
2. spearmint

   Synonym: menta

Related terms

• horta

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ortelãao”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “hortelá”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “hortelá”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “hortelá”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN