foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo
Portuguese
Etymology
From foca (“seal”) + monge (“monk”) + do (“of”) + mediterrâneo (“Mediterranean”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɔ.kɐˌmõ.ʒi.du.me.d͡ʒi.teˈʁɐ̃.ne.u/ [ˌfɔ.kɐˌmõ.ʒi.du.me.d͡ʒi.teˈhɐ̃.ne.u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌfɔ.kɐˌmõ.ʒi.du.me.d͡ʒi.teˈʁɐ̃.ne.u/ [ˌfɔ.kɐˌmõ.ʒi.du.me.d͡ʒi.teˈχɐ̃.ne.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɔ.kaˌmõ.ʒe.do.me.d͡ʒi.teˈʁɐ.ne.o/ [ˌfɔ.kaˌmõ.ʒe.do.me.d͡ʒi.teˈhɐ.ne.o]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɔ.kɐˌmõ.ʒɨ.du.mɨ.di.tɨˈʁɐ.nju/ [ˌfɔ.kɐˌmõ.ʒɨ.ðu.mɨ.ði.tɨˈʁɐ.nju]
- Hyphenation: fo‧ca‧mon‧ge‧do‧me‧di‧te‧rrâ‧ne‧o
Noun
foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo f (plural focas-monges-do-mediterrâneo)
- (Madeira) Mediterranean monk seal
- Synonym: (Madeira) lobo-marinho
Further reading
- “foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025