bétula

See also: betula and Betula

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.

Compare Italian betulla, Spanish abedul, Catalan bedoll, French bouleau.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.tu.lɐ/

Noun

bétula f (plural bétulas)

  1. birch (any of various trees of the genus Betula)
    Synonym: vidoeiro
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