gafanhoto

Portuguese

Etymology

From *Gafanho +‎ -oto. From gafa (“gaff”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.fɐ̃ˈɲo.tu/ [ɡa.fɐ̃ˈj̃o.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.fɐˈɲo.to/

  • Hyphenation: ga‧fa‧nho‧to

Noun

gafanhoto m (plural gafanhotos)

  1. grasshopper

Descendants

  • → Hunsrik: Gafengjott

Further reading

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