pé-de-galinha

Portuguese

Homem com pés-de-galinha (1)

Pés-de-galinha (2)

Etymology

Literally, “chicken foot”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.de.ɡaˈli.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨ.ɡɐˈli.ɲɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨ.ɣɐˈli.ɲɐ]

Noun

pé-de-galinha m (plural pés-de-galinha)

1. crow's foot (small wrinkle in the corner of an eye)
2. tetrapod (a concrete structure with arms)

   Synonyms: tetrápode, pé-de-galo

3. poa (Poa annua)

Further reading

• “pé-de-galinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “pé-de-galinha”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024