gafanhoto

Portuguese

gafanhoto (Aiolopus thalassinus)

Etymology

From *Gafanho +‎ -oto. From gafa (“gaff”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.fɐ̃ˈɲo.tu/ [ɡa.fɐ̃ˈj̃o.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.fɐ̃ˈɲo.tu/ [ɡa.fɐ̃ˈj̃o.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.fɐˈɲo.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.fɐˈɲo.tu/

• Hyphenation: ga‧fa‧nho‧to

Noun

gafanhoto m (plural gafanhotos)

1. grasshopper

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Gafengjott

Further reading

• “gafanhoto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913