cochinilha
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cochinilla.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʃiˈni.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʃiˈni.ʎa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʃiˈni.ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.t͡ʃiˈni.ʎɐ/
Noun
cochinilha f (plural cochinilhas)
- cochineal (insect)
Further reading
- “cochinilha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cochinilha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026