pixilinga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pichilinga

Etymology

Uncertain

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ʃiˈlĩ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ʃiˈlĩ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ʃiˈlĩ.ɡa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ʃiˈlĩ.ɡɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.ʃiˈlĩ.ɡɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡɐ/

• Hyphenation: pi‧xi‧lin‧ga

Noun

pixilinga f (plural pixilingas)

1. (North Brazil, Northeast Brazil) chicken lice
2. (North Brazil) anything small in size

References

• “pixilinga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.