nébula

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nebula.[1][2] Doublet of névoa.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bu.lɐ/, [ˈnɛ.bu.lɐ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bu.lɐ/, [ˈnɛ.βu.lɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɛbulɐ
  • Hyphenation: né‧bu‧la

Noun

nébula f (plural nébulas)

  1. mist, haze
    Synonym: névoa
  2. (astronomy) nebula
    Synonym: nebulosa

References
  1. “nébula” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2022.
  2. “nébula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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