êrvedo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• êrvodo

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *erbitus, from Latin arbutus (“strawberry tree”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈeʁ.ve.du/ [ˈeɦ.ve.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈeʁ.ve.du/ [ˈeɦ.ve.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾ.ve.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈeʁ.ve.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈeɻ.ve.do/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾ.vɨ.du/ [ˈeɾ.vɨ.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾ.vɨ.du/ [ˈeɾ.vɨ.ðu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾ.bɨ.du/ [ˈeɾ.βɨ.ðu]

• Hyphenation: êr‧ve‧do

Noun

êrvedo m (plural êrvedos)

1. (botany) strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo, a small, fruit-bearing tree of Europe)

   Synonyms: ervedeiro, medronheiro