peixe-boi

See also: Peixe-Boi

Portuguese

Etymology

From peixe +‎ boi. Literally, “ox-fish”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃiˈboj/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃiˈboɪ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃiˈboj/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃiˈboɪ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃeˈboj/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃeˈboɪ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈboj/ [ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈβoj]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈboj/ [ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈβoj]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨˈboj/ [ˌpej.ʃɨˈβoj]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨˈboj/ [ˌpej.ʃɨˈβoj]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpe.ʃɨˈboj/ [ˌpe.ʃɨˈβoj]

• Rhymes: -oj
• Hyphenation: pei‧xe‧-boi

Noun

peixe-boi m (plural peixes-boi or peixes-bois)

1. manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals of family Trichechidae)

   Synonym: manatim

Further reading

• “peixe-boi”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025