ratazana

Portuguese

ratazana

Etymology

From rata (“female rat”) + -z- + -ana (forms irregular augmentatives).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [ha.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [ha.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [χa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ.na/ [ha.taˈzɐ.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈzɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈzɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈza.nɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta‧za‧na

Noun

ratazana f (plural ratazanas)

1. brown rat (Rattus norvegicus, a rodent)

   Synonyms: rato-castanho, rato-doméstico, rato-marrom

2. (irregular) augmentative of rata

Related terms

• rato

Further reading

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