cama de gato

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “cat bed”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.mɐ d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ma de ˈɡa.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ dɨ ˈɡa.tu/ [ˈkɐ.mɐ ðɨ ˈɣa.tu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.mɐ dɨ ˈɡa.tu/ [ˈka.mɐ ðɨ ˈɣa.tu]

Noun

cama de gato f (plural camas de gato)

(playground games) cat's cradle (children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingers)

References

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