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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin anguīlla (presumably from a form *anguīla, to account for the dropped /l/).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.ɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.a/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.a/
Noun
enguia f (plural enguias)
- eel