ratazana

Portuguese

ratazana

Etymology

From rata (“female rat”) +‎ -zana (“forms irregular augmentatives”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [ha.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [ha.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [χa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ.na/ [ha.taˈzɐ.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈzɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈzɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈza.nɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta‧za‧na

Noun

ratazana f (plural ratazanas)

1. brown rat (Rattus norvegicus, a rodent)

   Synonyms: rato-castanho, rato-doméstico, rato-marrom

2. (irregular) Augmentative of rata

Related terms

• rato