estrige

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strī̆x, strī̆gem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɾi.ʒi/, /esˈtɾi.ʒi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtɾi.ʒi/, /eʃˈtɾi.ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtɾi.ʒe/

Noun

estrige f (plural estriges)

  1. (ornithology) owl (any bird of prey of the order Strigiformes)
    Synonym: coruja
  2. witch
    Synonym: bruxa

Further reading

  • “estrige” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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