sericicultura

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sēricum (“silk”) (from Ancient Greek Σήρ (Sḗr)) + cultura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾi.si.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/ [se.ɾi.si.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾi.si.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/ [se.ɾi.si.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɾi.si.kuwˈtu.ɾa/ [se.ɾi.si.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɾi.si.kulˈtu.ɾɐ/ [sɨ.ɾi.si.kuɫˈtu.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: se‧ri‧ci‧cul‧tu‧ra

Noun

sericicultura f (plural sericiculturas)

1. sericulture

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sēricum (“silk”) (from Ancient Greek Σήρ (Sḗr)) + cultura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /seɾiθikulˈtuɾa/ [se.ɾi.θi.kul̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seɾisikulˈtuɾa/ [se.ɾi.si.kul̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: se‧ri‧ci‧cul‧tu‧ra

Noun

sericicultura f (plural sericiculturas)

1. sericulture

Related terms

• sericícola
• sericicultor

 

Further reading

• “sericicultura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014