Masculine
apio
Meaning
- (masculine) celery
- (Spain, masculine, slang) queer, poof
Concepts
Arracacia xanthorrhiza
arracacia esculenta
arracha
peruvian carrot
peruvian parsnip
wild celery
garden celery
Synonyms
celery
Arracacia xanthorrhiza
arracacia esculenta
lakachu
mandoquina
virraca
céleri
arracha
in this country
Translations
sedano
Sellerie
aipo
céleri
selderij
σέλινο
apium
api
kereviz
كرفسFrequency
Hyphenated as
a‧pio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈapjo/
Etymology
In summary
According to Coromines and Pascual, from Old Spanish apio, inherited from Latin apium, cognate with Portuguese aipo, Galician aipo, ampio. Another example of Spanish retaining [j] after a labial is rubio (“blond”), compare Portuguese ruivo (“red-haired, redhead”).
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