térmite

See also: termite and Termite

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin termitem.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.t͡ʃi/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɾ.mi.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɻ.mi.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛʁmit͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛɾmitɨ
  • Hyphenation: tér‧mi‧te

Noun

térmite f (plural térmites)

  1. termite (white bodied, wood-consuming insect)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) cupim, (Mozambique) muchém, (Angola) salalé, (Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde) bagabaga

Derived terms

  • termiteira
  • termiteiro

References

  1. ^ “térmite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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