arganaz

Portuguese

Um arganaz

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈna(j)s/ [aɦ.ɡaˈna(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈna(j)s/ [aɦ.ɡaˈna(ɪ̯)s]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.ɡaˈna(j)s/ [aɾ.ɡaˈna(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈna(j)ʃ/ [aʁ.ɡaˈna(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.ɡaˈna(j)s/ [aɻ.ɡaˈna(ɪ̯)s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.ɡɐˈnaʃ/ [ɐɾ.ɣɐˈnaʃ]

Noun

arganaz m (plural arganazes)

1. dormouse (rodent)

   Synonyms: leirão, rato-dos-pomares

2. (figurative) a tall, skinny man

Derived terms

• arganaça

Further reading

• “arganaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “arganaz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025