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hortensia

/hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/

hortensia noun: hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.).

Noun

hortensia (plural hortensias)

  1. hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)

Proper noun capitalized: Hortensia

Hortensia

  1. A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Hortense.

Forms of hortensia

pluralhortensias

Origin of hortensia

From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis.

Borrowed from Spanish Hortensia.

Questions about hortensia

What does hortensia mean?
Hortensia means hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.).
What part of speech is hortensia?
Hortensia can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hortensia?
Hortensia is pronounced /hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/.
What is the plural of hortensia?
The plural of hortensia is hortensias.

Words near hortensia in the dictionary

  1. hortatorily
  2. hortatory
  3. hortatory memoranda
  4. hortatory memorandum
  5. Hortense
  6. hortensia
  7. hortensial
  8. hortensias
  9. Horthyan
  10. horti-
  11. hortic

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