lémingue

See also: lemingue, and lêmingue

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lemingue, lemming, lêmingue (Brazil)

Etymology

From English lemming.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.mĩ.ɡɨ/

Noun

lémingue m (plural lémingues) (European orthography)

1. lemming (any of several species of small Arctic and Subarctic rodents)

Further reading

• “lémingue”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024