arganaça

Portuguese

Etymology

From arganaz.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈna.sɐ/ [aɦ.ɡaˈna.sɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.ɡaˈna.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈna.sɐ/
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /aɻ.ɡaˈna.sɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡaˈna.sa/ [aɦ.ɡaˈna.sa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.ɡɐˈna.sɐ/ [ɐɾ.ɣɐˈna.sɐ]

Noun

arganaça f (plural arganaças)

(Portugal, regional) rat
Synonym: ratazana

Further reading

“arganaça”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026