remoalho

Portuguese

Etymology

From remoer (“to chew”) +‎ -alho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈa.ʎu/ [he.moˈa.ʎu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈa.ʎu/ [χe.moˈa.ʎu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈa.ʎo/ [he.moˈa.ʎo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈmwa.ʎu/

Noun

remoalho m (plural remoalhos)

cud (portion of food brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals)

See also

remualho

Further reading

“remoalho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“remoalho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025