vitória-régia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Victoria regia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒi.ɐ/ [viˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ ˈhɛ.ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/ [viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈhɛ.ʒjɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾi.ɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒi.ɐ/ [viˈtɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ ˈχɛ.ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/ [viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈχɛ.ʒjɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾi.a ˈʁɛ.ʒi.a/ [viˈtɔ.ɾɪ.a ˈhɛ.ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /viˈtɔ.ɾja ˈʁɛ.ʒja/ [viˈtɔ.ɾja ˈhɛ.ʒja]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈtɔ.ɾjɐ ˈʁɛ.ʒjɐ/

Noun

vitória-régia f (plural vitórias-régias)

Amazon lily (Victoria amazonica, an aquatic plant belonging to the nymphaea family, Victoria regia, of South American origin, its circular leaves can reach 2 meters in diameter, with single, white flowers and edible seeds)

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