Dec 23, 2011 18:14
12 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Tomilho
Portuguese to English
Science
Botany
A plant
This plant is not thyme. It is grown in the Algarve on a tall creepy plant with red/purple fruit. The lady who I asked what it was said "tomilho" and that she added it to fruit salad as it was a little bitter. I thought at first it was a tree tomato but apparently it is not a veg but fruit.
Any ideas. Google comes up with thyme and no alternative.
Any ideas. Google comes up with thyme and no alternative.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | tamarillo (tree tomato) |
Mariana Agria
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| 3 | Basil / sweet basil |
Douglas Bissell
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| 3 | thyme |
Ulrica d'Orey
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References
| Perhaps it may help |
Daniel Frisano
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Proposed translations
+2
47 mins
Mariana Agria
Austria
Austria
Native in Portuguese
Austria
Portuguese(native sp.), German, English
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: Portuguese to German, Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, and 2 more.
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tamarillo (tree tomato)
maybe she meant Tamarilho instead of Tomilho! Sometimes it's called "tomarilho" from tomato...
Sounds alike so maybe it is what you should be looking for and your first guess was right ;)
Sounds alike so maybe it is what you should be looking for and your first guess was right ;)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Luiza Modesto
: Possible.. http://tinyurl.com/btrtujn
13 mins
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obrigada ;)
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
: sounds likely :-)
2 hrs
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thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 mins
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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12
Basil / sweet basil
both are "Lamiaceae" and the names are often switched over in some parts of Portugal
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Muriel Vasconcellos
: Lamiaceae has over 400 species, so that wouldn't be a very good argument. I don't know about the "switching" part.
1 hr
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| neutral |
Mark Robertson
: but basil fruit?
1 day 10 mins
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1 hr
Ulrica d'Orey
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Also a graphic designer
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
thyme
sugestão
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-23 19:59:59 GMT)
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sorry, just read your note. ignore my sugestion.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-23 19:59:59 GMT)
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sorry, just read your note. ignore my sugestion.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Kastalski
: That´s it. "Thymus vulgaris"
1 hr
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| disagree |
Mark Robertson
: read the question.
22 hrs
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Reference comments
6 mins
Daniel Frisano
Italy
Italy
Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
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