pruína

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pruīna.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈĩ.nɐ/ [pɾʊˈĩ.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɾwĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈĩ.nɐ/ [pɾʊˈĩ.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɾwĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈi.na/ [pɾʊˈi.na], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɾwi.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈi.nɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɾwi.nɐ/

• Rhymes: -ĩnɐ, -inɐ
• Hyphenation: pru‧í‧na

Noun

pruína f (plural pruínas)

1. (botany) bloom (very thin layer of wax that covers certain branches, leaves and especially fruits, giving them a whitish appearance, as is the case with grapes or plums)

Further reading

• “pruína”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “pruína”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024