floresta

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

floresta f (plural florestas)

1. forest (dense collection of trees)

Verb

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [flo̞ˈɾe̞s.ta]
• Hyphenation: flo‧res‧ta

Noun

floresta f (plural florestas)

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