Portuguese

floresta

Noun

floresta f (plural florestas)

1. forest (dense collection of trees)

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:floresta

Meronyms

• árvore

Derived terms

• floresta primária
• floresta primitiva
• floresta temperada
• floresta tropical
• floresta virgem

Related terms

• florestal

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

floresta f ‎(plural florestas)

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

Synonyms

• bosque
• selva
• jungla

Meronyms

• árbol

Related terms

• foresta
• forestal
• forestar
• deforestar
• deforestación