emú

Borrowed from Portuguese ema, possibly with influence of nyandú (“rhea”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmu]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈmu]

emú m (plural emús)

1. emu

• “emú”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from Portuguese ema, possibly with influence of ñandú (“rhea”).

• IPA^(key): /eˈmu/ [eˈmu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: e‧mú

emú m (plural emúes or emús)

1. emu

• “emú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024