roaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rōdācem, from Latin rōdere (“to gnaw, to bite”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈa(j)s/ [hoˈa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈa(j)s/ [hoˈa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈa(j)ʃ/ [χoˈa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwaʃ/

• Hyphenation: ro‧az

Adjective

roaz m or f (plural roazes)

1. which gnaws
2. which destroys
3. which devours

Noun

roaz m (plural roazes)

1. name for a group of cetacean animals such as the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

   Synonyms: arroaz, galhudo, roal

Further reading

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