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pervinca.

periwinkle (any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/perˈvin.ka/
  1. periwinkle (any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pervinca, from Latin pervincīre (“to entwine, bind, fetter”), from per- (“thoroughly”) and vincīre (“to bind, fetter”).

noun/perˈvin.ka/
  1. periwinkle (color)

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pervinca, from Latin pervincīre (“to entwine, bind, fetter”), from per- (“thoroughly”) and vincīre (“to bind, fetter”).

adj/perˈvin.ka/
  1. periwinkle

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pervinca, from Latin pervincīre (“to entwine, bind, fetter”), from per- (“thoroughly”) and vincīre (“to bind, fetter”).

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