Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish zarzaparrilla.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.sa.paˈʁi.ʎɐ/ [saʊ̯.sa.paˈhi.ʎɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /saw.sa.paˈʁi.ʎɐ/ [saʊ̯.sa.paˈχi.ʎɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.sa.paˈʁi.ʎa/ [saʊ̯.sa.paˈhi.ʎa]

Noun edit

salsaparrilha f (plural salsaparrilhas)

  1. sarsaparilla; catbrier; greenbrier (any of several tropical American vines of the genus Smilax)