perrexil

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perrexil, borrowed from Old Occitan pe(i)ressil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ʁeˈʃiw/ [pe.heˈʃiʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pe.ʁeˈʃiw/ [pe.χeˈʃiʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ʁɨˈʃil/ [pɨ.ʁɨˈʃiɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ʁɨˈʃi.li/

Noun

perrexil m (plural perrexis)

parsley
Synonym: salsa
rock samphire; sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum, an edible plant that grows near the sea)

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