mboia

See also: mboîa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mboîa.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmbɔj.ɐ/ [ˈmbɔɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmbɔj.a/ [ˈmbɔɪ̯.a]

  • Hyphenation: mboi‧a

Noun

mboia f (plural mboias)

  1. (Brazil) synonym of cobra

References

  • A. B. H. Ferreira, Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, second edition (Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986)
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