aceituna

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُونَة (zaytūna), via Andalusian Arabic.

Noun

aceituna f (plural aceitunes)

  1. olive (fruit)

Fala

Alternative forms

  • (Mañegu) adeituna, (Lagarteiru) adituna

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azeitona or borrowed from Spanish aceituna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aθei̯ˈtuna/
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: a‧cei‧tu‧na

Noun

aceituna f (plural aceitunas)

  1. (Valverdeñu) olive

Derived terms

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُونَة (zaytūna), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aθeiˈtuna/ [a.θei̯ˈt̪u.na] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aseiˈtuna/ [a.sei̯ˈt̪u.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Audio (Mexico):(file)
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Syllabification: a‧cei‧tu‧na

Noun

aceituna f (plural aceitunas)

  1. olive (fruit)
    Synonym: oliva

Derived terms

Adjective

aceituna f

  1. feminine singular of aceituno

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