verónica

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === verônica (Brazil) === Etymology === From the proper name Verónica/Verônica. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ve‧ró‧ni‧ca === Noun === verónica f (plural verónicas) (European Portuguese spelling) (Christianity iconography) veronica (image of Jesus’s face on a cloth) speedwell (any plant of the genus Veronica) === Further reading === “verónica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From the proper name Verónica. === Noun === verónica f (plural verónicas) speedwell an act in bullfighting where the matador lets his cloak trail over the bull's head ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “verónica”, 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