peixe-espada

See also: peixe espada

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• peixe espada

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.isˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.isˈpa.dɐ], /ˌpe(j).ʃi.esˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.esˈpa.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.isˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.isˈpa.dɐ], /ˌpe(j).ʃi.esˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.esˈpa.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.iʃˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.iʃˈpa.dɐ], /ˌpe(j).ʃi.eʃˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.eʃˈpa.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃe.esˈpa.da/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃe.esˈpa.da]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpej.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpej.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpe.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [ˌpe.ʃɨ.(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: pei‧xe‧-es‧pa‧da

Noun

peixe-espada m (plural peixes-espada)

1. scabbardfish, specifically a silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus, a long, slender fish with a generally steely blue or silver colour)

Further reading

• “peixe-espada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “peixe-espada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026