gestrela

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒesˈtɾɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒesˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒeʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒesˈtɾɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: ges‧tre‧la

Noun

gestrela f (plural gestrelas)

1. (botany) Ephedra fragilis

   Synonym: cornicabra

Further reading

• “gestrela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “gestrela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025