néctar

See also: nectar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Noun

néctar m (uncountable)

1. nectar

Related terms

• nectario

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.tɐʁ/ [ˈnɛk.tɐh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.tɐʁ/ [ˈnɛk.tɐh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.tɐɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.tɐʁ/ [ˈnɛk.tɐχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.taɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ktaɾ/

• Hyphenation: néc‧tar

Noun

néctar m (plural néctares)

1. (mythology) the drink of the gods

   Coordinate term: ambrosia

2. (by extension) any drink considered extremely good

   Synonym: néctar dos deuses

3. (botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)

Related terms

• nectar-
• nectáreo
• nectarífero
• nectarina
• nectarino
• nectário
• nectarívoro
• nectarizar

Further reading

• “néctar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “néctar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “néctar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “néctar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “néctar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “néctar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

• néstar (Chile, hypercorrective, vulgar)

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɡtaɾ/ [ˈneɣ̞.t̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɡtaɾ
• Syllabification: néc‧tar

Noun

néctar m (plural néctares)

1. nectar (the drink of the gods)
2. nectar (any delicious drink)
3. (botany) nectar (the sweet liquid secreted by flowers)

Derived terms

• nectarino

Related terms

• nectáreo
• nectarina

Further reading

• “néctar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• centra, trance