aranhiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From aranha (“spider”) +‎ -iço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈɲi.su/ [a.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃i.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈɲi.su/ [a.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃i.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐˈɲi.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɲi.su/

Noun

aranhiço m (plural aranhiços)

1. a harvestman or small spider

   Synonyms: opilião (“harvestman”), (small spider) aranhazinha, (small spider) aranhinha

2. (figurative) a thin and weak person

   Synonym: palito

3. scorpionfish (any of the family Scorpaenidae of marine, venomous fish)

   Synonyms: peixe-escorpião, mangangá