malmequer

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of mal +‎ me +‎ quer, Literally, “(it) wishes harm on me”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maw.meˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [maʊ̯.meˈkɛ(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maw.meˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [maʊ̯.meˈkɛ(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maw.meˈkɛ(ɾ)/ [maʊ̯.meˈkɛ(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maw.meˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [maʊ̯.meˈkɛ(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maw.meˈkɛ(ɻ)/ [maʊ̯.meˈkɛ(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mal.mɨˈkɛɾ/ [maɫ.mɨˈkɛɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mal.mɨˈkɛɾ/ [maɫ.mɨˈkɛɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mal.mɨˈkɛ.ɾi/ [maɫ.mɨˈkɛ.ɾi]

Noun

malmequer m (plural malmequeres)

1. marigold (any garden flower plant of the genus Calendula)

Further reading

• “malmequer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “malmequer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025