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Ido
Noun
mangusto (plural mangusti)
- mongoose
Portuguese
Etymology
From Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ustu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃtu
- Hyphenation: man‧gus‧to
Noun
mangusto m (plural mangustos)
- mongoose
- Synonym: saca-rabo
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