pera-de-advogado

Portuguese

Etymology

From pera (“pear”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ advogado (“lawer”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ɾɐ.d͡ʒi.ad.voˈɡa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ɾa.de.ad.voˈɡa.do/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ɾɐ.d‿ɐ.dvuˈɡa.du/ [ˌpe.ɾɐ.ð‿ɐ.ðvuˈɣa.ðu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ɾɐ.d‿ɐ.dbuˈɡa.du/ [ˌpe.ɾɐ.ð‿ɐ.ðβuˈɣa.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ra‧-de‧-ad‧vo‧ga‧do

Noun

pera-de-advogado f (plural peras-de-advogado)

  1. avocado (fruit)
    Synonyms: abacate, abacado, aguacate, pera-abacate

Further reading

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