néctar
See also: nectar
Galician edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
néctar m (uncountable)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Hyphenation: néc‧tar
Noun edit
néctar m (plural néctares)
- (mythology) the drink of the gods
- Coordinate term: ambrosia
- (by extension) any drink considered extremely good
- Synonym: néctar dos deuses
- (botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)
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Further reading edit
- “néctar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “néctar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “néctar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “néctar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “néctar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “néctar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
néctar m (plural néctares)
- nectar (the drink of the gods)
- nectar (any delicious drink)
- (botany) nectar (the sweet liquid secreted by flowers)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “néctar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014