dulcamara
Portuguese, noun/ˌdo.si.aˈmaʁ.ɡɐ/
dulcamara is spelled D-U-L-C-A-M-A-R-A (9 letters). Dulcamara is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bittersweet; woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara, a vine native to Eurasia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta solânea cujas folhas e hastes, quando mascadas, oferecem primeiro um sabor doce e depois amargo”.
What does dulcamara mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebittersweet; woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara, a vine native to Eurasia)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta solânea cujas folhas e hastes, quando mascadas, oferecem primeiro um sabor doce e depois amargo 2. videira cuja uva é conhecida por uva de cão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dulcamara
- dulcamaras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dulcamara?
- Brazil /ˌdo.si.aˈmaʁ.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [ˌdo.si.aˈmaɦ.ɡɐ]
- /ˌdo.si.aˈmaɾ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.