peixe-boi

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Portuguese

Etymology

From peixe +‎ boi. Literally, “ox-fish”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃiˈboj/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃeˈboj/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈboj/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨˈboj/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨˈboj/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpe.ʃɨˈboj/

Rhymes: -oj
Hyphenation: pei‧xe‧-boi

Noun

peixe-boi m (plural peixes-boi or peixes-bois)

manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals of family Trichechidae)
Synonym: manatim

Further reading

“peixe-boi”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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