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)

  1. Przewalski's horse