carcaju

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French carcajou, from Algonquian.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.kaˈʒu/ [kah.kaˈʒu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾ.kaˈʒu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁ.kaˈʒu/ [kaχ.kaˈʒu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻ.kaˈʒu/

  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

carcaju m (plural carcajus)

  1. wolverine, carcajou
    Synonym: glutão

Further reading

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