cavalo-marinho

Portuguese

cavalo-marinho

Etymology

From cavalo +‎ marinho, literally “sea horse”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˌva.lu.maˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [kaˌva.lu.maˈɾĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˌva.lu.maˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [kaˌva.lu.maˈɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˌva.lo.maˈɾi.ɲo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˌva.lu.mɐˈɾi.ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˌva.lu.mɐˈɾi.ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˌba.lu.mɐˈɾi.ɲu/ [kɐˌβa.lu.mɐˈɾi.ɲu]

Noun

cavalo-marinho m (plural cavalos-marinhos)

1. sea horse
2. (obsolete) hippopotamus

Descendants

• →? Old Tupi: pirakabaru (calque)

References

• “cavalo-marinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025