escaravelho

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escaravelho

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/, /es.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/, /is.ka.ɾaˈvɛ.ʎu/, /es.ka.ɾaˈvɛ.ʎu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/, /eʃ.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎu/, /iʃ.ka.ɾaˈvɛ.ʎu/, /eʃ.ka.ɾaˈvɛ.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ka.ɾaˈve.ʎo/, /es.ka.ɾaˈvɛ.ʎo/

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  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧ra‧ve‧lho

Noun

escaravelho m (plural escaravelhos)

  1. beetle (insect)
  2. scarab

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