camomila
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin chamomilla, from chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
camomila f (plural camomilas)
camomile (the plant or its flower)
==== Derived terms ====
camomila-vulgar, camomila-alemã, chá-de-camomila
=== Further reading ===
“camomila”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“camomila”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
camamila
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Late Latin camomilla, from Latin chamaemēlon, borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰμαίμηλον (khămaímēlon).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kamoˈmila/ [ka.moˈmi.la]
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: ca‧mo‧mi‧la
=== Noun ===
camomila f (plural camomilas)
camomile
Synonym: manzanilla
=== Further reading ===
“camomila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025