vaquita-marinha
Portuguese
Etymology
Partial calque of Spanish vaquita marina.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˌki.tɐ.maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [vaˌki.tɐ.maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˌki.ta.maˈɾi.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐˌki.tɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˌki.tɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
Noun
vaquita-marinha f (plural vaquitas-marinhas)
- vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
- Synonym: vaquita
Related terms
Further reading
- “vaquita-marinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025