aranhiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From aranha (“spider”) +‎ -iço.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈɲi.su/ [a.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃i.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾɐˈɲi.so/

Noun

aranhiço m (plural aranhiços)

  1. a harvestman or small spider
    Synonyms: opilião (“harvestman”), (small spider) aranhazinha, (small spider) aranhinha
  2. (figurative) a thin and weak person
    Synonym: palito
  3. scorpionfish (any of the family Scorpaenidae of marine, venomous fish)
    Synonyms: peixe-escorpião, mangangá
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