enguia

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin anguīlla (presumably from a form *anguīla, to account for the dropped /l/).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.a/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: en‧gui‧a

Noun

enguia f (plural enguias)

1. eel

Related terms

• enguia-elétrica