camomila
Portuguese
camomila
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chamomilla, from chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.moˈmi.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.moˈmi.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.muˈmi.lɐ/
Derived terms
- camomila-vulgar, camomila-alemã, chá-de-camomila
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin chamoemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, “earth-apple”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamoˈmila/ [ka.moˈmi.la]
- Rhymes: -ila
- Syllabification: ca‧mo‧mi‧la
Further reading
- “camomila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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