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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi îundi'a.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒũ.d͡ʒiˈa/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒũˈd͡ʒja/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: jun‧di‧á
Noun
jundiá m (plural jundiás) (Brazil)
- Synonym of bagre (“catfish”)
- (strictly) silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “jundiá”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “jundiá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “jundiá”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “jundiá”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025