muriçoca

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi mberu'soka, from mberu (“fly”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ɾiˈsɔ.kɐ/

Hyphenation: mu‧ri‧ço‧ca

Noun

muriçoca f (plural muriçocas)

(regional, chiefly Northeast Brazil) mosquito
Synonym: mosquito

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