stewia

See also: stewią

Polish

stewia

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English stevia, French stévia, German Stevia. Named after Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.vja/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛvja
  • Syllabification: ste‧wia

Noun

stewia f

  1. stevia (any sweet herb of the genus Stevia)
    Synonym: skupnia
  2. stevia (sweetener, many times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, that can be substituted for sugar for some purposes)
    Synonym: stewiozyd
    Hypernym: słodzik

Declension

nouns
  • stewiol
  • stewiozyd

Further reading

  • stewia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • stewia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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