Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From peixe + boi.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃiˈboj/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃiˈboɪ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃeˈboj/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃeˈboɪ̯]
peixe-boi m (plural peixes-boi)
- manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals of family Trichechidae)
- Synonym: manatim