jacinto

See also: Jacinto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˈsĩ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒaˈsĩ.to/

  • Rhymes: -ĩtu
  • Homophone: Jacinto
  • Hyphenation: ja‧cin‧to

Noun

jacinto m (plural jacintos)

  1. hyacinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus)
    1. a flower of this plant
  2. jacinth (variety of zircon)
    Hypernym: zircão
  • jacintino

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈθinto/ [xaˈθĩn̪.t̪o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /xaˈsinto/ [xaˈsĩn̪.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Syllabification: ja‧cin‧to

Noun

jacinto m (plural jacintos)

  1. hyacinth

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: hasinto

References

Further reading

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