órix

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oryx, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ɾi.kis/, /ˈɔ.ɾiks/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ɾi.kiʃ/, /ˈɔ.ɾikʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ɾiks/, /ˈɔ.ɾi.kis/

  • Rhymes: -ɔɾiks

Noun

órix m (invariable)

  1. oryx (any of several African antelopes of the genus Oryx)

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