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funcho.

fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfũ.ʃu/Brazil/ˈfũ.ʃu/Portugal/ˈfũt.ʃu/Northern, Portugal
  1. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)

    masculine
  2. fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)

    masculine
  3. fennel (spice used in cooking)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese fuuncho, feuncho, from Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum. Compare Galician fiúncho, also fiollo, Spanish hinojo.

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