uva-de-cão

Portuguese

Etymology

From uva (“grape”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ cão (“dog”).

1. Solanum dulcamara

2. Dioscorea communis

3. Sedum acre

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌu.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌu.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌu.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌu.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌu.va.deˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌu.va.deˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌu.vɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌu.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌu.vɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌu.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌu.bɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ˌu.βɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: u‧va‧-de‧-cão

Noun

uva-de-cão f (plural uvas-de-cão)

1. (botany) (Solanum dulcamara) bittersweet

   Synonyms: doce-amarga, dulcamara, erva-de-cão, vide-da-índia, vide-da-judeia, vinha-da-judeia

2. (botany) (Dioscorea communis) black bryony

   Synonyms: baganha, norça-preta

3. (botany) (Sedum acre) wallpepper

   Synonyms: vermiculária, erva-de-cão, pão-de-pássaros

4. (viticulture) variety of small, sour grapes

Related terms

• uva-de-gato
• uva-de-galo

Further reading

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