fúcsia

See also: fucsia

Catalan

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfuk.si.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfuk.si.a]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

fúcsia f (plural fúcsies)

1. fuchsia (flowering plant in the genus Fuchsia)
2. fuchsia (purplish-red color)

Adjective

fúcsia (invariable)

1. fuchsia

Further reading

• “fúcsia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fúchsia

Etymology

After the genus Fuchsia, named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfuk.si.ɐ/ [ˈfuk.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfuk.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfuk.si.ɐ/ [ˈfuk.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfuk.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfuk.si.a/ [ˈfuk.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfuk.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ksjɐ/

Noun

fúcsia f (plural fúcsias)

1. (botany) fuchsia (a popular garden plant)

   Synonym: brinco-de-princesa

2. fuchsia (a purplish-red colour)

Adjective

fúcsia (invariable)

1. fuchsia (purplish-red in colour)