cuim

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈĩ/ [kʊˈĩ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwĩ/

• Hyphenation: cu‧im

Etymology 1

Noun

cuim m (plural cuins)

1. (Brazil, zoology) common designation, extended to arboreal rodents of the genus Coendou prehensilis, native to the American continent, which have a body covered by strong, pointed spines and a prehensile tail; cuandu, cuí, ouriço-cacheiro

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

cuim m (plural cuins)

1. (informal) pig grunt

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cuim

1. genitive singular of com
2. plural of com