colmeia

See also: colméia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

colméia (obsolete)

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/
Hyphenation: col‧mei‧a

Noun

colmeia f (plural colmeias)

beehive

Derived terms

Terms derived from colmeia

colmeeiro (“apiarist”)

Related terms

Terms related to colmeia

colmeal

colmo

favo

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