arminho

Portuguese

arminho (Mustela erminea)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mūs Armenius (“Armenian mouse”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iɲu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈmĩ.ɲu/ [aɦˈmĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈmĩ.ɲu/ [aɦˈmĩ.j̃u]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈmĩ.ɲu/ [aɾˈmĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈmĩ.ɲu/ [aʁˈmĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈmi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈmi.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: ar‧mi‧nho

Noun

arminho m (plural arminhos)

1. stoat, ermine
2. (heraldry) ermine