seringa
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese seringa.
Noun
seringa (plural seringas)
Related terms
Anagrams
- raignes, Angries, regains, earings, angries, Angiers, Reagins, gainers, searing, erasing, Seraing, reginas, reagins, Aigners, signare, regians, graines, Gearins, Searing, Gainers, inrages
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch sering, from Latin sȳrinx. Doublet of seringue.
Pronunciation
Noun
seringa m (plural seringas)
- sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius)
- hence any of several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus
- (uncommon) any of several flowering plants of the genus Syringa such as the lilacs
Further reading
- “seringa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ
- Hyphenation: se‧rin‧ga
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin syringa, from sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx). Doublet of siringe.
Noun
seringa f (plural seringas)
Etymology 2
Noun
seringa m or f by sense (plural seringas)
- (colloquial) bore (boring person)
Etymology 3
Noun
seringa f (plural seringas)
- (Brazil) any of several flowering plant species in the genus Hevea (rubber trees)
- Synonym: seringueira
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: seringa
Further reading
- “seringa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “seringa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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