toninha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈnĩ.ɲɐ/ [toˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈnĩ.ɲɐ/ [toˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈni.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈni.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: to‧ni‧nha

Noun

toninha f (plural toninhas)

1. porpoise (any of the small cetacean species of the family Phocoenidae)

   Synonym: porco-marinho

2. La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei, a dolphin species of South America)

   Synonym: franciscana