néctar

== Galician == === Etymology === From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”). === Noun === néctar m (uncountable) nectar ==== Related terms ==== nectario == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: néc‧tar === Noun === néctar m (plural néctares) (mythology) the drink of the gods Coordinate term: ambrosia (by extension) any drink considered extremely good Synonym: néctar dos deuses (botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “néctar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “néctar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “néctar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “néctar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “néctar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “néctar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === néstar (Chile, hypercorrective, vulgar) === Etymology === From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneɡtaɾ/ [ˈneɣ̞.t̪aɾ] Rhymes: -eɡtaɾ Syllabification: néc‧tar === Noun === néctar m (plural néctares) nectar (the drink of the gods) nectar (any delicious drink) (botany) nectar (the sweet liquid secreted by flowers) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “néctar”, 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 === Anagrams === centra, trance