lobo-da-alsácia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From lobo (“wolf”) + da (“of”) + Alsácia (“Alsace”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌlo.bu.da.awˈsa.si.ɐ/ [ˌlo.bu.da.aʊ̯ˈsa.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌlo.bu.da.awˈsa.sjɐ/ [ˌlo.bu.da.aʊ̯ˈsa.sjɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌlo.bo.da.awˈsa.si.a/ [ˌlo.bo.da.aʊ̯ˈsa.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌlo.bo.da.awˈsa.sja/ [ˌlo.bo.da.aʊ̯ˈsa.sja]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌlo.bu.dɐ.alˈsa.sjɐ/ [ˌlo.βu.ðɐ.aɫˈsa.sjɐ]
- Hyphenation: lo‧bo‧-da‧-al‧sá‧ci‧a
Noun
lobo-da-alsácia m (plural lobos-da-alsácia)
- (zoology) German Shepherd
- Synonym: pastor-alemão
Further reading
- “lobo-da-alsácia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025