🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Flores

Pronunciation / Transliteration: flo-res

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Blooms/bluːmz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O jardim estava cheio de flores vibrantes na primavera."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or period of flowering.

    "The garden was full of vibrant blooms in the spring."
  2. 2

    A flower or a mass of flowers.

    "The blooms of the cherry trees attract many visitors each year."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'bloom' originates from the Old English 'blōma', which means 'flower' or 'blossom'. It has evolved through Middle English as 'blome', reflecting the natural process of flowering and growth in plants, and has been used metaphorically to describe flourishing or thriving in various contexts since the 14th century.

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