perrexil

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perrexil, borrowed from Old Occitan pe(i)ressil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ʁeˈʃiw/ [pe.heˈʃiʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ʁeˈʃiw/ [pe.heˈʃiʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pe.ʁeˈʃiw/ [pe.χeˈʃiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ʁɨˈʃil/ [pɨ.ʁɨˈʃiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ʁɨˈʃil/ [pɨ.ʁɨˈʃiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ʁɨˈʃi.li/

Noun

perrexil m (plural perrexis)

1. parsley

   Synonym: salsa

2. rock samphire; sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum, an edible plant that grows near the sea)