cavalo-de-przewalski
Portuguese
Etymology
Named after the Russian geographer and explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky, the first known European to describe the horse.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˌva.lu.d͡ʒi.ʃi.vawsˈki/ [kaˌva.lu.d͡ʒi.ʃi.vaʊ̯sˈki]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˌva.lu.d͡ʒi.ʃi.vawʃˈki/ [kaˌva.lu.d͡ʒi.ʃi.vaʊ̯ʃˈki]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˌva.lo.de.ʃi.vawsˈki/ [kaˌva.lo.de.ʃi.vaʊ̯sˈki]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˌva.lu.dɨ.ʃi.valʃˈki/ [kɐˌva.lu.ðɨ.ʃi.vaɫʃˈki]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˌba.lu.dɨ.ʃi.balʃˈki/ [kɐˌβa.lu.ðɨ.ʃi.βaɫʃˈki]
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lo-‧de-‧prze‧wals‧ki
Noun
cavalo-de-przewalski m (plural cavalos-de-przewalski)
- Przewalski's horse
- 2015 October 5, Ricardo Mioto, “Extinta na natureza, subespécie de cavalo selvagem volta a habitat”, in Folha de S.Paulo, retrieved 25 October 2025:
- Os cavalos-de-przewalski, que vivem na Mongólia, são os únicos verdadeiramente selvagens que sobraram no mundo.
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