cuim
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkuj̃/ [ˈkuɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkuj̃/
- Hyphenation: cu‧im
Etymology 1
Noun
cuim m (plural cuins)
- (Brazil, zoology) common designation, extended to arboreal rodents of the genus Coendou prehensilis, native to the American continent, which have a body covered by strong, pointed spines and a prehensile tail; cuandu, cuí, ouriço-cacheiro
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
cuim m (plural cuins)
Further reading
- “cuim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cuim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
cuim