alteia

See also: altéia and altêia

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”)

Alternative forms

altéia (superseded)
altheia (obsolete)

Noun

alteia f (plural alteias)

marshmallow (Althaea officinalis, a species of mallow)

Synonyms

malvaísco, malvavisco

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

altêia (obsolete)

Verb

alteia

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of altear

second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of altear

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