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/

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

• Hyphenation: ve‧ró‧ni‧ca

Noun

verónica f (plural verónicas) (European Portuguese spelling)

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

Spanish

Etymology

From the proper name Verónica.

Noun

verónica f (plural verónicas)

1. speedwell
2. 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10