peconha

See also: peçonha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi pykõîa (literally “twin toe”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈkõ.ɲɐ/ [peˈkõ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈkõ.ɲɐ/ [peˈkõ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈko.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈko.ɲɐ/

Noun

peconha f (plural peconhas)

1. (Brazil, regional) a rope used to secure the feet for climbing branchless trees

Further reading

• “peconha” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.