zephyr

Significado (Inglês)

Noun

1. A light wind from the west.
2. Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
3. Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
4. A type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine.

Verb

1. (intransitive, poetic) To blow or move like a zephyr, or light breeze.
2. (poetic, transitive) To blow or blow on gently like a zephyr; to cool or refresh with a gentle breeze.

Conceitos

zéfiro

aragem

brisa

vento

zefir

vento brando

maresia

Sinônimos

breeze

gentle breeze

gentle wind

air

soft breeze

soft wind

moderate wind

balmy breeze

breath of air

moderate breeze

Traduções

zéphyr

céfiro

zefiro

zefier

zeffiro

Zephir

αεράκι

ζέφυρος

brisa

Zephyr

brise

ζαφύρι

meltem

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/zɛfə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefir, zéphire, Zephyr, and Zephyrus. The confectionery sense is a semantic loan from Russian зефи́р (zefír).