pão-de-galo

Portuguese

Etymology

From pão (“bread”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ galo (“cock”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.d͡ʒiˈɡa.lu/ [ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈɡa.lu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.deˈɡa.lo/ [ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.deˈɡa.lo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈɡa.lu/ [ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈɣa.lu]

  • Hyphenation: pão‧-de‧-ga‧lo

Noun

pão-de-galo m (plural pães-de-galo)

  1. common name for the larvae of some coleopteran insects, harmful to agriculture; grub
    Synonyms: pão-de-galinha, bicho-bolo, bicho-gordo, capitão, coró, forreca, joão-torresmo, praga-de-besouro, torresmo

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