cuim

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈĩ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwĩ/

  • Hyphenation: cu‧im

Etymology 1

Noun

cuim m (plural cuins)

  1. (Brazil, zoology) common designation, extended to arboreal rodents of the genus Coendou prehensilis, native to the American continent, which have a body covered by strong, pointed spines and a prehensile tail; cuandu, cuí, ouriço-cacheiro

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

cuim m (plural cuins)

  1. (informal) pig grunt

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cuim

  1. genitive singular of com
  2. plural of com