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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maʁˈsu.pi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /maʁˈsu.pju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maʁˈsu.pi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /maʁˈsu.pju/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /maɾˈsu.pi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /maɾˈsu.pju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maʁˈsu.pi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /maʁˈsu.pju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maɻˈsu.pi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /maɻˈsu.pjo/
Noun
marsúpio m (plural marsúpios)
- marsupium (pouch of a marsupial)