mosca-de-banheiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “bathroom fly”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmos.kɐ d͡ʒi bɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [ˈmos.kɐ d͡ʒi bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmoʃ.kɐ d͡ʒi bɐ̃ˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [ˈmoʃ.kɐ d͡ʒi bɐ̃ˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmos.ka de bɐˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [ˈmos.ka de bɐˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmoʃ.kɐ dɨ bɐˈɲɐj.ɾu/ [ˈmoʃ.kɐ ðɨ βɐˈɲɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmoʃ.kɐ dɨ bɐˈɲej.ɾu/ [ˈmoʃ.kɐ ðɨ βɐˈɲej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmoʃ.kɐ dɨ bɐˈɲej.ɾu/ [ˈmoʃ.kɐ ðɨ βɐˈɲej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmoʃ.kɐ dɨ bɐˈɲe.ɾu/ [ˈmoʃ.kɐ ðɨ βɐˈɲe.ɾu]

Noun

mosca-de-banheiro f (plural moscas-de-banheiro)

  1. drain fly (fly whose larvae live in decaying organic matter underwater)
    • 2016 August 2, Cartuxo Valdemir Ferreira, A Bicharada Eu Vi...‎[1], Clube de Autores, page 105:
      Uma mosca-de-banheiro no banho / O mosquito-da-dengue meio fanho / O mosquito-pólvora sempre risonho / O percevejo muito tristonho / E a muriçoca dizendo / É por isso que eu não sonho.
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