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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “cat of civet”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.awˈɡa.li.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.awˈɡa.ljɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.awˈɡa.li.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.awˈɡa.ljɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.to.de.awˈɡa.li.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡa.to.de.awˈɡa.lja/
Noun
gato-de-algália m (plural gatos-de-algália)
- civet (any of several small viverrids that produce a musky secretion)
- Synonym: civeta