verónica

See also: veronica, Veronica, verônica, Verónica, and Verônica

Portuguese

Alternative forms

verônica (Brazil)

Etymology

From the proper name Verónica/Verônica.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨˈɾɔ.ni.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾɔ.ni.kɐ/

Hyphenation: ve‧ró‧ni‧ca

Noun

verónica f (plural verónicas) (European spelling)

(Christianity iconography) veronica (image of Jesus’s face on a cloth)
speedwell (any plant of the genus Veronica)

Spanish

Etymology

From the proper name Verónica.

Noun

verónica f (plural verónicas)

speedwell
an act in bullfighting where the matador lets his cloak trail over the bull's head

Derived terms

verónica acuática

Further reading

“verónica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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