vegetal

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ (General American) enPR: vĕjʹĭ-tl, IPA(key): /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪ̈tl̩/ Rhymes: -ɛdʒɪtəl Hyphenation UK: ve‧ge‧tal, US: veg‧e‧tal === Adjective === vegetal (comparative more vegetal, superlative most vegetal) (now rare, historical) Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational). [from 15th c.] Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.] (wine) Having a grassy, herbaceous taste. ==== Derived terms ==== vegetality vegetally vegetal parchment vegetal pole vegetaline ==== Translations ==== === Noun === vegetal (plural vegetals) (obsolete, chiefly botany) Any vegetable organism. === Anagrams === gavelet == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [bə.ʒəˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [və.ʒəˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ve.d͡ʒeˈtal] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [be.ʒeˈtal] === Adjective === vegetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural vegetals) (relational) plant, vegetable; vegetal === Noun === vegetal m (plural vegetals) plant, vegetable Synonym: planta ==== Derived terms ==== vegetalisme vegetalista === Further reading === “vegetal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Noun === vegetal m (plural vegetais, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of vexetal === Adjective === vegetal m or f (plural vegetais, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of vexetal === Further reading === “vegetal”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Interlingua == === Adjective === vegetal (not comparable) vegetal, vegetable == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ved͡ʒeˈtal/ === Noun === vegetal m (plural vegetaj) vegetable == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: ve‧ge‧tal === Noun === vegetal m (plural vegetais) vegetable (edible material derived from a plant) Synonyms: verdura f, planta f, erva f, hortaliça f (figuratively) vegetable (person whose body or brain has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment) === Adjective === vegetal m or f (plural vegetais) (relational) plant célula vegetal ― plant cell === Further reading === “vegetal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vegetal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French végétal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ve.d͡ʒeˈtal/ === Adjective === vegetal m or n (feminine singular vegetală, masculine plural vegetali, feminine/neuter plural vegetale) vegetal, vegetable ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vegetal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vegetālis, from Latin vegetō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bexeˈtal/ [be.xeˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ve‧ge‧tal === Adjective === vegetal m or f (masculine and feminine plural vegetales) (relational) plant; vegetal ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === vegetal m (plural vegetales) vegetable Synonym: verdura === Further reading === “vegetal”, 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