andorinha

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Portuguese

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andorinha (Hirundo rustica)

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese andorinna (swallow), from a Vulgar Latin root *harundīna, from Latin hirundō, hirundinem; cf. also harundō, which may have influenced it.

Cognate with Galician andoriña, Mirandese andorina, Leonese andolina and Asturian andarina.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.doˈɾi.ɲa/

  • Hyphenation: an‧do‧ri‧nha

Noun

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andorinha f (plural andorinhas)

  1. swallow (bird)

Further reading

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