groselha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French groseille.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾoˈze.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾoˈze.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɔˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɔˈze.ʎɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɔˈze.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɔˈze.ʎɐ/

Hyphenation: gro‧se‧lha

Noun

groselha f (plural groselhas)

gooseberry (berry), especially redcurrant
(uncountable) the colour of the redcurrant berry
juice or syrup made with gooseberries

Related terms

groselheira

Adjective

groselha m or f (plural groselhas, not comparable)

having the colour of the redcurrant berry
(slang) something foolish, nonsense, rubbish