floresta

From Old Portuguese foresta, furesta (“forest”) (influenced by flor (“flower”)), from Late Latin foresta (“open wood”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /floˈɾɛs.ta/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fluˈɾɛʃ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: flo‧res‧ta

floresta f (plural florestas)

1. forest (dense collection of trees)

• See Thesaurus:floresta

• árvore

• florestal

floresta

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of florestar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of florestar

From Old Spanish foresta, furesta (influenced by flor (“flower”)), from Late Latin foresta (“open wood”). Doublet of foresta.

• IPA^(key): /floˈɾesta/, [floˈɾest̪a]
• Hyphenation: flo‧res‧ta

floresta f (plural florestas)

1. woodland, greenwood, dell, forest (dense collection of trees)
2. collection or gathering of pleasant things

• bosque
• selva
• jungla

• árbol