auroque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French aurochs.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ki/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ki]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ke/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ke]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔki, (Portugal) -ɔkɨ
  • Hyphenation: au‧ro‧que

Noun

auroque m (plural auroques)

  1. aurochs
    Synonym: uro
  2. European bison
    Synonym: bisão-europeu

References

  1. ^ “auroque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “auroque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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