cherovia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cherívia (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā, “caraway”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe.ɾoˈvi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe.ɾoˈvi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃe.ɾoˈvi.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨ.ɾuˈvi.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɨ.ɾuˈvi.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɨ.ɾuˈbi.ɐ/ [t͡ʃɨ.ɾuˈβi.ɐ]

Noun

cherovia f (plural cherovias)

1. parsnip (the plant Pastinaca sativa)

   Synonyms: pastinaca, pastinaga, cenoura-brava

2. parsnip (the edible root of Pastinaca sativa)

   Synonyms: pastinaca, pastinaga, cenoura-brava