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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Tupi mberu'soka, from mberu (“fly”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
- Hyphenation: mu‧ri‧ço‧ca
Noun
muriçoca f (plural muriçocas)
- (regional, chiefly Northeast Brazil) mosquito
- Synonyms: mosquito, (North Brazil) carapanã
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