Nectar Meaning in English
word
ˈnɛktɝ
NEK-ter
nˈɛktɐ
NEK-tuh
Definición
A sweet liquid made by flowers that attracts insects and birds; also used to describe a delicious drink, sometimes in a poetic or mythological sense.
Uso & Matices
Used in biology for the floral liquid and poetically for anything extremely sweet or delightful to taste. Not the same as 'juice'; 'nectar' is mostly uncountable and formal outside of science.
Spanish: néctarPortuguese (BR): néctarPortuguese (PT): néctarChinese (Simplified): 花蜜 - 甘露Chinese (Traditional): 花蜜 - 甘露Hindi: अमृत - फूल का रसArabic: رحيقBengali: মধু - অমৃতRussian: нектарJapanese: 蜜（みつ） - ネクターVietnamese: mật hoa - nước thần (thi vị)Korean: 꿀 - 넥타 (신화적 또는 시적)Turkish: nektarUrdu: شہد کا رس - امرت (شاعرانہ یا دیومالائی)Indonesian: nektar - madu bunga
Oraciones de Ejemplo
Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey.
basic
Hummingbirds drink nectar to get energy.
basic
The flower's nectar smells very sweet.
basic
This juice tastes like pure nectar—so delicious!
natural
In myths, the gods drank nectar to stay immortal.
natural
He called her cooking 'nectar for the soul.'
natural