vaquita-marinha

Portuguese

Etymology

Partial calque of Spanish vaquita marina.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˌki.tɐ.maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [vaˌki.tɐ.maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˌki.tɐ.maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [vaˌki.tɐ.maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˌki.ta.maˈɾi.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˌki.tɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˌki.tɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˌki.tɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

Noun

vaquita-marinha f (plural vaquitas-marinhas)

1. vaquita (Phocoena sinus)

   Synonym: vaquita

Related terms

• vaca
• vacina

Further reading

• “vaquita-marinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025