Portuguese

rosmaninho (Lavandula stoechas)

Noun

rosmaninho m (plural rosmaninhos)

1. (botany) Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
2. (botany, nonstandard, colloquial) rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Usage notes

Even though rosmaninho is derived from rosmarīnus ‎(“rosemary”) it designates an entirely different genus of plants. In colloquial usage it is therefore sometimes confused with rosemary, which is alecrim in Portuguese.

Synonyms

• (lavender): alfazema, lavanda
• (rosemary): alecrim

See also

• alecrim