beruanha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi muruanha.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [beˈɾwɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ.ɲa/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ.ɲa], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ.ɲa/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: be‧ru‧a‧nha

Noun

beruanha f (plural beruanhas)

  1. (North Brazil) stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
    Synonym: mosca-de-estábulo

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “muruanha”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 319, column 2

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