vincapervinca

Catalan

Etymology

From vinca +‎ pervinca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [biŋ.kə.pərˈbiŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [viŋ.kə.pərˈviŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [viŋ.ka.peɾˈviŋ.ka]

Noun

vincapervinca f (plural vincapervinques)

1. (botany) intermediate periwinkle (Vinca difformis)

   Synonym: viola de bruixa

Further reading

• “vincapervinca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vincapervinca.

Noun

vincapervinca f (plural vincapervinche)

1. greater periwinkle (Vinca major)

Related terms

• pervinca

Further reading

• vincapervinca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vincapervinca.

Noun

vincapervinca f (plural vincapervincas)

1. periwinkle

Related terms

• pervinca

 

Further reading

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