amêijoa

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Portuguese

 amêijoa on Portuguese Wikipedia
amêijoas

Etymology

Probably from Arabic المَحَار (al-maḥār). Compare Spanish almeja.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈme(j).ʒo.ɐ/ , /aˈme(j).ʒu.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈme(j).ʒwɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈme(j).ʒo.a/
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧mêi‧jo‧a

Noun

amêijoa f (plural amêijoas)

  1. clam (bivalve mollusk)

Derived terms