rato de biblioteca

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “library mouse”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.tu d͡ʒi bi.bli.oˈtɛ.kɐ/ [ˈha.tu d͡ʒi bi.blɪ.oˈtɛ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁa.tu d͡ʒi bi.bljoˈtɛ.kɐ/ [ˈha.tu d͡ʒi bi.bljoˈtɛ.kɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.tu d͡ʒi bi.bli.oˈtɛ.kɐ/ [ˈχa.tu d͡ʒi bi.blɪ.oˈtɛ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁa.tu d͡ʒi bi.bljoˈtɛ.kɐ/ [ˈχa.tu d͡ʒi bi.bljoˈtɛ.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.to de bi.bli.oˈtɛ.ka/ [ˈha.to de bi.blɪ.oˈtɛ.ka], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁa.to de bi.bljoˈtɛ.ka/ [ˈha.to de bi.bljoˈtɛ.ka]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.tu dɨ bi.bli.uˈtɛ.kɐ/ [ˈʁa.tu ðɨ βi.βli.uˈtɛ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁa.tu dɨ bi.bljuˈtɛ.kɐ/ [ˈʁa.tu ðɨ βi.βljuˈtɛ.kɐ]

  • Audio (Alentejo, Portugal); [ˈʁat‿d‿bibɫi̯uˈtɛkɐ]:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ra‧to de bi‧bli‧o‧te‧ca

Noun

rato de biblioteca m (plural ratos de biblioteca, feminine rata de biblioteca, feminine plural ratas de biblioteca)

  1. (informal) bookworm (avid reader)
    Synonym: bibliófago

Further reading

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