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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin taenia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtẽ.ni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈtẽ.njɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtẽ.ni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈtẽ.njɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte.ni.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈte.nja/
Noun
tênia f (plural tênias) (Brazilian spelling)
- tapeworm
- Synonym: solitária