aranhiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From aranha (“spider”) +‎ -iço.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈɲi.su/ [a.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃i.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐˈɲi.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈɲi.su/

Noun

aranhiço m (plural aranhiços)

a harvestman or small spider
Synonyms: opilião (“harvestman”), (small spider) aranhazinha, (small spider) aranhinha
(figurative) a thin and weak person
Synonym: palito
scorpionfish (any of the family Scorpaenidae of marine, venomous fish)
Synonyms: peixe-escorpião, mangangá

Further reading

“aranhiço”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“aranhiço”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026