arruí

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish arruí, itself from Berber.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁuˈi/ [a.hʊˈi], (faster pronunciation) /aˈʁwi/ [aˈhwi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁuˈi/ [a.χʊˈi], (faster pronunciation) /aˈʁwi/ [aˈχwi]

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ru‧í

Noun

arruí m (plural arruís)

  1. Barbary sheep, aoudad (Ammotragus lervia)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Berber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈrwi/ [aˈrwi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: a‧rruí

Noun

arruí m (plural arruíes or arruís)

  1. Barbary sheep, aoudad (Ammotragus lervia)

Descendants

  • → Basque: arrui
  • → Catalan: arruí
  • → Galician: arruí
  • → Portuguese: arruí

Further reading

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