porquinho-da-índia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “piglet from India”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [pohˈkĩ.j̃u da ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [pohˈkĩ.j̃u da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [poɾˈkĩ.j̃u da ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /poɾˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [poɾˈkĩ.j̃u da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [poχˈkĩ.j̃u da ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/ [poχˈkĩ.j̃u da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻˈki.ɲo da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.a/ [poɻˈki.ɲo da ˈĩ.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /poɻˈki.ɲo da ˈĩ.d͡ʒja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾˈki.ɲu dɐ ˈĩ.djɐ/ [puɾˈki.ɲu ðɐ ˈĩ.djɐ]

  • Hyphenation: por‧qui‧nho‧-da‧-ín‧di‧a

Noun

porquinho-da-índia m (plural porquinhos-da-índia)

  1. guinea pig (any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia)
    Synonyms: cobaia, preá-da-índia, rato-chino, cávia, sauiá
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