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Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain. It can be analized as Old Tupi migûá (“anhinga”) + tinga (“white”), but the term is not attested in said language.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ
- Hyphenation: bi‧gua‧tin‧ga
Noun
biguatinga m or f (plural biguatingas)
- anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)
- Synonyms: carará, anhinga
Further reading
- “biguatinga”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “biguatinga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “biguatinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “biguatinga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025