lavagante

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Spanish lobagante (“lobster”), from Latin *lucopante, from Ancient Greek λυκοπάνθηρος (lukopánthēros, “snow leopard”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈɡɐ̃.te/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.vɐˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/ [lɐ.vɐˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: la‧va‧gan‧te

Noun

lavagante m (plural lavagantes)

  1. European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

Further reading

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