perna-de-pau

See also: perna de pau

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛʁ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɦ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛʁ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɦ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛʁ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaw/ [ˌpɛʁ.nɐ.d͡ʒiˈpaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɻ.na.deˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɻ.na.deˈpaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.dɨˈpaw/ [ˌpɛɾ.nɐ.ðɨˈpaw]

Noun

perna-de-pau m (plural pernas-de-pau)

1. (Brazil) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

   Synonyms: maçaricão, pernilongo

Noun

perna-de-pau f (plural pernas-de-pau)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of perna de pau. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

See also

• perna de pau

Further reading

• “perna-de-pau”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024