"veronica" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ [UK] Audio: en-au-veronica.ogg [Australia] Forms: veronicas [plural]
Etymology: Named after Saint Veronica. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Veronica}} Veronica Head templates: {{en-noun}} veronica (plural veronicas)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Categories (lifeform): Flowers Translations ((Roman Catholicism) image of Jesus's face on a cloth; the cloth itself): véronique [feminine] (French), verónica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), verônica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), плат Вероніки (alt: святої) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-veronica-en-noun-ZvrX9PEQ Disambiguation of Flowers: 31 20 37 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 19 31 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 16 29 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 19 27 16 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of "(Roman Catholicism) image of Jesus's face on a cloth; the cloth itself": 87 5 8
  2. (bullfighting) A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull. Categories (topical): Bullfighting Categories (lifeform): Flowers Translations ((bullfighting) movement of the cape): véronique [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-veronica-en-noun-ekn7LyK- Disambiguation of Flowers: 31 20 37 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 19 31 18 Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle Disambiguation of '(bullfighting) movement of the cape': 12 77 11
  3. (botany) A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Plantain family plants Translations ((botany) flower of the genus Veronica): великденче (velikdenče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tädyke (Finnish), véronique [feminine] (French), veronika (Hungarian), depla [feminine] (Icelandic), veronica [feminine] (Manx), вероника (veronika) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-veronica-en-noun-qbGf-lzw Disambiguation of Flowers: 31 20 37 13 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 32 13 44 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 19 31 18 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of '(botany) flower of the genus Veronica': 11 2 87

Verb [English]

IPA: /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ [UK] Audio: en-au-veronica.ogg [Australia] Forms: veronicas [present, singular, third-person], veronicaing [participle, present], veronicaed [participle, past], veronicaed [past]
Etymology: Named after Saint Veronica. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Veronica}} Veronica Head templates: {{en-verb}} veronica (third-person singular simple present veronicas, present participle veronicaing, simple past and past participle veronicaed)
  1. To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting. Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-veronica-en-verb-qcZKuPCE Disambiguation of Flowers: 31 20 37 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 19 31 18

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /veˈrɔ.ni.ka/ Forms: veroniche [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔnika Etymology: From the proper name Veronica. Etymology templates: {{m|it|Veronica}} Veronica Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} veronica f (plural veroniche)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) veronica (cloth) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-veronica-it-noun-AC~w2vV4 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
  2. (bullfighting) veronica (movement of the cape) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bullfighting
    Sense id: en-veronica-it-noun-hTpQsL39 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 30 42 28 Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle
  3. (botany) veronica (flower) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Plantain family plants
    Sense id: en-veronica-it-noun-Rj1fkfIw Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 25 30 45 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Noun [Manx]

Etymology: Borrowed from English veronica. Etymology templates: {{bor|gv|en|veronica}} English veronica Head templates: {{head|gv|noun|genitive singular||||||||plural||||||cat2=|f1accel-form=gen|s|f1request=1|f5accel-form=p|f5request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} veronica f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide]), {{gv-noun|f}} veronica f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
  1. (botany) veronica Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-veronica-gv-noun-gtMEK5QT Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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