malva-rosa

See also: malvarosa

Catalan

Etymology

Literally, “rose mallow”.

Noun

malva-rosa f (plural malva-roses)

rose geranium (Pelargonium capitatum)

Further reading

“malva-rosa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmaw.vɐˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˌmaʊ̯.vɐˈhɔ.zɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌmaw.vɐˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˌmaʊ̯.vɐˈχɔ.zɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmaw.vaˈʁɔ.za/ [ˌmaʊ̯.vaˈhɔ.za]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmal.vɐˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˌmaɫ.vɐˈʁɔ.zɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmal.bɐˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˌmaɫ.βɐˈʁɔ.zɐ]

Hyphenation: mal‧va‧ro‧sa

Noun

malva-rosa f (plural malvas-rosas)

hollyhock (any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea)