zelha

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/

• Hyphenation: ze‧lha

Noun

zelha f (plural zelhas)

1. Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum, a tree principally of the Mediterranean region)

Further reading

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