bicho-da-farinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicho (“animal”) +‎ da (“of”) +‎ farinha (“flour”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.da.faˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˌbi.ʃu.da.faˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃo.da.faˈɾi.ɲa/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.dɐ.fɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/ [ˌbi.ʃu.ðɐ.fɐˈɾi.ɲɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.t͡ʃu.dɐ.fɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/ [ˌbi.t͡ʃu.ðɐ.fɐˈɾi.ɲɐ]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-da‧-fa‧ri‧nha

Noun

bicho-da-farinha m (plural bichos-da-farinha)

  1. mealworm
    Synonyms: tenébrio, larva-da-farinha, verme-da-farinha

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