hortelá

See also: hortelã

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese hortelãa, from Latin hortulana, feminine of hortulanus (“gardener”). Cognate with Portuguese hortelã.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔɾteˈla/

Noun

hortelá f (plural hortelás)

  1. female equivalent of hortelán
  2. spearmint
    Synonym: menta

References
  • “ortelãao” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “hortelá” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “hortelá” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “hortelá” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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