marreco

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʁɛ.ku/ [maˈhɛ.ku]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maˈʁɛ.ku/ [maˈχɛ.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʁɛ.ko/ [maˈhɛ.ko]

  • Rhymes: -ɛku
  • Hyphenation: mar‧re‧co

Adjective

marreco (feminine marreca, masculine plural marrecos, feminine plural marrecas)

  1. (colloquial) humpbacked

Noun

marreco m (plural marrecos, feminine marreca, feminine plural marrecas)

  1. drake (male duck)
    Synonym: pato
  2. garganey

Derived terms

  • marrecão
  • marreco-de-bico-azul
  • marreco-hotentote
  • marreco-mandarim
  • marrequinho
  • pato-marreco

Descendants

  • → Hunsrik: Marreck

Further reading

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