cobaia

Galician

Noun

cobaia f (plural cobaias)

1. guinea pig

Portuguese

cobaia

Etymology

From or sharing an origin with Spanish cobaya, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbaj.ɐ/ [koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbaj.ɐ/ [koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbaj.a/ [koˈbaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈbaj.ɐ/ [kuˈβaj.ɐ]

• Rhymes: -ajɐ
• Hyphenation: co‧bai‧a

Noun

cobaia f (plural cobaias)

1. (zoology) guinea pig (rodent)

   Synonyms: porquinho-da-índia, cávia, sauiá

2. (figuratively) guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment)

Descendants

• → French: cobaye