bicho-da-seda

Portuguese

Etymology

From bicho (“animal”) +‎ da (“of”) +‎ seda (“silk”)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.daˈse.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃo.daˈse.da/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ʃu.dɐˈse.dɐ/ [ˌbi.ʃu.ðɐˈse.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧cho‧-da‧-se‧da

Noun

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

  1. silkworm
    Synonyms: bômbice, bômbix, sirgo

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