algodão-de-seda
Portuguese, noun/aw.ɡoˌdɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈse.dɐ/
algodão-de-seda is spelled A-L-G-O-D-Ã-O-D-E-S-E-D-A (13 letters). Algodão-de-seda is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “apple of Sodom (Calotropis procera, a poisonous plant found from northern Africa to Southeast Asia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does algodão-de-seda mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineapple of Sodom (Calotropis procera, a poisonous plant found from northern Africa to Southeast Asia)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of algodão-de-seda
- algodões-de-seda plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algodão-de-seda?
- Brazil /aw.ɡoˌdɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈse.dɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.ɡoˌdɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈse.dɐ]
- Portugal /al.ɡuˌdɐ̃w̃.dɨˈse.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.