manjerico

Portuguese
FWOTD – 24 June 2016
manjerico

Etymology

Back-formation from manjericão.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.ʒeˈɾi.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.ʒɨˈɾi.ku/

  • Hyphenation: man‧je‧ri‧co

Noun

manjerico m (plural manjericos)

  1. basil (Ocimum minimum)
  2. (Portugal) a small decorated pot of basil, traditionally given as a symbol of love on St. Anthony's and St. John's Day
    • 2013, Patrícia Peralta Ferreira, Terminologias do turismo, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 76:
      35 manjerico e sardinheira: plantas ornamentais muito comuns em Portugal. O manjerico é uma planta muito perfumada característica das decorações das festas dos santos populares; a sardinheira ...
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Synonyms
  • basílico
  • manjericão-dos-jardins
  • manjericão-menor
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