perna-de-pau

See also: perna de pau

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɛʁ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɦ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpɛʁ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaw/ [ˌpɛʁ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɻ.na.deˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɻ.na.deˈpaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.dɨˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.ðɨˈpaw]

Noun

perna-de-pau m (plural pernas-de-pau)

  1. (Brazil) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
    Synonyms: maçaricão, pernilongo

Noun

perna-de-pau f (plural pernas-de-pau)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of perna de pau. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

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