lobo-da-terra

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “wolf of the earth”, calque of Afrikaans aardwolf.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bu da ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈlo.bu da ˈtɛ.hɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bu da ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈlo.bu da ˈtɛ.χɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bo da ˈtɛ.ʁa/ [ˈlo.bo da ˈtɛ.ha]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bu dɐ ˈtɛ.ʁɐ/ [ˈlo.βu ðɐ ˈtɛ.ʁɐ]

  • Hyphenation: lo‧bo‧-da‧-ter‧ra

Noun

lobo-da-terra m (plural lobos-da-terra)

  1. aardwolf
    Synonyms: hiena-formigueira, protelo

Further reading

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