três-marias

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Compound of três +‎ Marias. === Pronunciation === === Noun === três-marias f (invariable) (Brazil, botany) the name given to various nictaginaceous climbing plants of the genus Bougainvillea, especially Bougainvillea spectabilis, native to America, cultivated in temperate regions as ornamentals for their large bracts of varying colors, especially violet or pink. (South Brazil) set of balls with which the countryside worker lassoes the animal === Further reading === “três-marias”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “três-marias”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026