tumbérgia

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after Carl Peter Thunberg, a Swedish botanist.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tũˈbɛʁ.ʒi.ɐ/ [tũˈbɛɦ.ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /tũˈbɛʁ.ʒjɐ/ [tũˈbɛɦ.ʒjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tũˈbɛʁ.ʒi.ɐ/ [tũˈbɛɦ.ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /tũˈbɛʁ.ʒjɐ/ [tũˈbɛɦ.ʒjɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tũˈbɛɾ.ʒi.ɐ/ [tũˈbɛɾ.ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /tũˈbɛɾ.ʒjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tũˈbɛʁ.ʒi.ɐ/ [tũˈbɛʁ.ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /tũˈbɛʁ.ʒjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tũˈbɛɻ.ʒi.a/ [tũˈbɛɻ.ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /tũˈbɛɻ.ʒja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tũˈbɛɾ.ʒjɐ/

Noun

tumbérgia f (plural tumbérgias)

1. thunbergia (any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants)

Derived terms

• tumbérgia-azul