samambaia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi samambaîa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.mɐ̃ˈbaj.ɐ/ [sa.mɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.mɐ̃ˈbaj.ɐ/ [sa.mɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.mɐ̃ˈbaj.a/ [sa.mɐ̃ˈbaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.mɐ̃ˈbaj.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -ajɐ
• Hyphenation: sa‧mam‧bai‧a

Noun

samambaia f (plural samambaias)

1. (Brazil) fern

   Synonym: (Portugal) feto

Further reading

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