boi-de-corcova

Portuguese

Etymology

From boi (“ox”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ corcova (“hump”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.d͡ʒi.koʁˈkɔ.vɐ/ [ˌboɪ̯.d͡ʒi.kohˈkɔ.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.d͡ʒi.koʁˈkɔ.vɐ/ [ˌboɪ̯.d͡ʒi.kohˈkɔ.vɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.d͡ʒi.koɾˈkɔ.vɐ/ [ˌboɪ̯.d͡ʒi.koɾˈkɔ.vɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.d͡ʒi.koʁˈkɔ.vɐ/ [ˌboɪ̯.d͡ʒi.koχˈkɔ.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.de.koɻˈkɔ.va/ [ˌboɪ̯.de.koɻˈkɔ.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.dɨ.kuɾˈkɔ.vɐ/ [ˌboj.ðɨ.kuɾˈkɔ.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.dɨ.kuɾˈkɔ.vɐ/ [ˌboj.ðɨ.kuɾˈkɔ.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌboj.dɨ.kuɾˈkɔ.bɐ/ [ˌboj.ðɨ.kuɾˈkɔ.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: boi‧-de‧-cor‧co‧va

Noun

boi-de-corcova m (plural bois-de-corcova)

1. (zoology) zebu (domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa)

   Synonyms: zebu, gebo, zebo

Further reading

• “boi-de-corcova”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025