seringa
English
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Etymology
French
Etymology

Flower of seringa (Philadelphus coronarius)
Borrowed from Dutch sering, from Latin sȳrinx. Doublet of seringue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ʁɛ̃.ɡa/
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Noun
seringa m (plural seringas)
- sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius)
- Synonyms: jasmin des poètes, seringa ordinaire, seringa des jardins, seringa commun
- 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.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾĩ.ɡa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈɾĩ.ɡɐ/
- Hyphenation: se‧rin‧ga

seringa
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin syringa, from sȳrinx.
Noun
seringa f (plural seringas)
- (Brazil) any of several flowering plant species in the genus Hevea
- Synonym: seringueira
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