chama-maré
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃɐ̃.mɐ.maˈɾɛ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃɐ.ma.maˈɾɛ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌʃɐ.mɐ.mɐˈɾɛ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃa.mɐ.mɐˈɾɛ/
Noun
chama-maré m (plural chama-marés)
- (Brazil) fiddler crab (Uca (genus of crab in which males have one oversized claw))
- Synonym: tesoura
Further reading
- “chama-maré”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026