melindre

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish melindre.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ˈlĩ.dɾi/
  • Hyphenation: me‧lin‧dre

Noun

melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. tenderness, kindness
  2. embarassment, shame
  3. emotional susceptibility or vulnerability
  4. (botany) asparagus (plant of the genus Asparagus)
  5. (cooking) a type of honey cake

References

Spanish

Noun

melindre m (plural melindres)

  1. tenderness and kindness in words
  2. (cooking) a type of honey cake

References

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