beruanha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• meruanha

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mberu-ã'ia, from mberu (“fly”) +‎ ã'ia (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [beˈɾwɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [beˈɾwɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ.ɲa/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ.ɲa], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwɐ.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwɐ.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwa.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
• Hyphenation: be‧ru‧a‧nha

Noun

beruanha f (plural beruanhas)

1. (North Brazil) stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)

   Synonym: mosca-de-estábulo

Further reading

• “beruanha” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “beruanha” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.