zelha

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈze.ʎɐ/

Hyphenation: ze‧lha

Noun

zelha f (plural zelhas)

Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum, a tree principally of the Mediterranean region)

Further reading

“zelha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“zelha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025