cama de gato

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “cat bed”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.mɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.mɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ma de ˈɡa.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ dɨ ˈɡa.tu/ [ˈkɐ.mɐ ðɨ ˈɣa.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ dɨ ˈɡa.tu/ [ˈkɐ.mɐ ðɨ ˈɣa.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.mɐ dɨ ˈɡa.tu/ [ˈka.mɐ ðɨ ˈɣa.tu]

Noun

cama de gato f (plural camas de gato)

1. (playground games) cat's cradle (children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingers)

References

• “cama de gato”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024