malvavisco
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Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]malvavisco m (plural malvaviscos)
- marshmallow (Althaea officinalis, a species of mallow)
- Synonyms: alteia, malva-branca
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Medieval Latin malvaviscus, from Latin malva (“mallow”) + hibiscum (“marshmallow”), from Ancient Greek ἱβίσκος (hibískos). Cognate with English mallow, mauve, hibiscus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malvavisco m (plural malvaviscos)
Further reading
[edit]- “malvavisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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- pt:Mallow subfamily plants
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