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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “piglet from India”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /poɾˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu da ˈĩ.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻˈki.ɲo da ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /poɻˈki.ɲo da ˈĩ.d͡ʒja/
- Hyphenation: por‧qui‧nho‧-da‧-ín‧di‧a
Noun
porquinho-da-índia m (plural porquinhos-da-índia)
- guinea pig (any tailless rodent of the genus Cavia)
- Synonyms: cobaia, preá-da-índia, rato-chino, cávia, sauiá