águia-dourada
Portuguese
Etymology
Calque of English golden eagle.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡi.ɐ.do(w)ˈɾa.dɐ/ [ˌa.ɡɪ.ɐ.do(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.dɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌa.ɡjɐ.do(w)ˈɾa.dɐ/ [ˌa.ɡjɐ.do(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡi.a.do(w)ˈɾa.da/ [ˌa.ɡɪ.a.do(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.da], (faster pronunciation) /ˌa.ɡja.do(w)ˈɾa.da/ [ˌa.ɡja.do(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.da]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡjɐ.do(w)ˈɾa.dɐ/ [ˌa.ɣjɐ.ðo(w)ˈɾa.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡjɐ.dowˈɾa.dɐ/ [ˌa.ɣjɐ.ðowˈɾa.ðɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌa.ɡjɐ.doˈɾa.dɐ/ [ˌa.ɣjɐ.ðoˈɾa.ðɐ]
Noun
águia-dourada f (plural águias-douradas)
- golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) (large bird of prey)
- Synonyms: águia-real, águia-caçadeira, ave-caçadeira, bergadinha
Further reading
- “águia-dourada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025