flor

Galician

[ˈfloɾ]

noun
Definitions
  • flower structure or plant
  • (figurative) best, finest, pick
  • film solid or opaque layer on a liquid

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese flor derived from Latin flōrem derived from Proto-Italic *flōs derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰleh₃-

Gloss

flower, blossom, bloom, thrive, flourish, inflate, blow, swell, leaf

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

花

Emoji
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