vicunha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña. Doublet of vigonho.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈku.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈku.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈku.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: vi‧cu‧nha

Noun

vicunha f (plural vicunhas)

1. vicuna (Vicugna vicugna, a camelid of South America)

Coordinate terms

• (Camelids) camelídeo; camelo (dromedário, camelo-bactriano), lhama / lama, guanaco, alpaca, vicunha ^{(Category: pt:Camelids)}