néctar

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Noun

néctar m (uncountable)

1. nectar

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.taɾ/, /ˈnɛk.taɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.taɾ/, /ˈnɛk.taɻ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.taɾ/

Noun

néctar m (plural néctares)

1. (mythology) the drink of the gods
2. (by extension) any drink considered extremely good
3. (botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɡtaɾ/, [ˈneɣt̪aɾ]

Noun

néctar m (plural néctares)

1. nectar (all senses) (clarification of this definition is needed)

Further reading

• “néctar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.