colmeia

See also: colméia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese colmẽa, from Vulgar Latin *culmēna, feminine of *culmēnus, from Latin culmus. Alternatively of Celtic origin. Compare Spanish colmena.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /koɫ.ˈmɐj.ɐ/, /koɫ.ˈmej.ɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kow.ˈmɛj.ɐ/, /kow.ˈmej.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: col‧mei‧a

Noun

colmeia f (plural colmeias)

  1. beehive

Derived terms
  • colmeeiro (“apiarist”)
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