beruanha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• meruanha, muruanha

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi muruanha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [beˈɾwɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [beˈɾwɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ.ɲa/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ.ɲa], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwɐ.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwɐ.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwa.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
• Hyphenation: be‧ru‧a‧nha

Noun

beruanha f (plural beruanhas)

1. (North Brazil) stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)

   Synonym: mosca-de-estábulo

Further reading

• “beruanha”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “beruanha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024