seringa

English

Alternative forms

• serynga

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese seringa.

Noun

seringa (plural seringas)

1. A rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).

Related terms

• seringal

 

Anagrams

• raignes, Angries, regains, earings, angries, Angiers, Reagins, gainers, searing, erasing, Seraing, reginas, reagins, Aigners, signare, regians, graines, Gearins, Searing, Gainers, inrages

French

Alternative forms

• seringat, syringa

Etymology

Flower of seringa (Philadelphus coronarius)

Borrowed from Dutch sering, from Latin sȳrinx. Doublet of seringue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ʁɛ̃.ɡa/

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Noun

seringa m (plural seringas)

1. sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius)

   Synonyms: jasmin des poètes, seringa ordinaire, seringa des jardins, seringa commun

2. hence any of several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus
3. (uncommon) any of several flowering plants of the genus Syringa such as the lilacs

Further reading

• “seringa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• engrais, graines, ingéras, régnais, resigna, résigna, saigner, signera

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾĩ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧rin‧ga

seringa

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin syringa, from sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx). Doublet of siringe.

Noun

seringa f (plural seringas)

1. syringe

Etymology 2

Noun

seringa m or f by sense (plural seringas)

1. (colloquial) bore (boring person)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch sering.

Noun

seringa f (plural seringas)

2. (Brazil) any of several flowering plant species in the genus Hevea (rubber trees)

   Synonym: seringueira

Derived terms

• seringueira
• seringueiro

Descendants

• → English: seringa

Further reading

• “seringa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “seringa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024