rato-chino
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “Chinese rat”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.tu ˈʃĩ.nu/ [ˈha.tu ˈʃĩ.nu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.tu ˈʃĩ.nu/ [ˈχa.tu ˈʃĩ.nu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.to ˈʃi.no/ [ˈha.to ˈʃi.no]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.tu ˈʃi.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.tu ˈt͡ʃi.nu/
- Hyphenation: ra‧to‧-chi‧no
Noun
rato-chino m (plural ratos-chinos)
- synonym of porquinho-da-índia