manjericão

Meaning

1. (masculine) basil (Ocimum basilicum)
2. (masculine) clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum)

Concepts

basil

sweet basil

Ocimum basilicum

common basil

Synonyms

alfavaca

basílico

Alfavaca

hierba de vaquero

Translations

basilico

basilic

Basilikum

albahaca

ريحان

alfàbrega

alfàbega

basilicum

حبق

fesleğen

basilicumblaadjes

βασιλικός

basèli

Ocimum basilicum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈkɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus
Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)
Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκός (băsĭlĭkós)bor.
Late Latin basilicus
Late Latin basilicumder.?
Portuguese manjericão
Possibly a derivative of Late Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón).