gerbo

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛʁ.bu/ [ˈʒɛɦ.bu]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛɾ.bu/ [ˈʒɛɾ.βu]

Noun

gerbo m (plural gerbos)

  1. jerboa (any of several small rodent of the family Dipodidae)
    Synonym: esquilo-da-mongólia

Further reading

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