enguia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-der.
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Latin anguisinflu.
Latin anguīlla
Old Galician-Portuguese anguia
Portuguese enguia

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese anguia, Latin anguīllam, presumably in a form *anguīlam, to account for the elision of the /l/. Cognate with Spanish anguila.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.ɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈɡi.a/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈɡi.a/

    • Rhymes: -iɐ
    • Hyphenation: en‧gui‧a

    Noun

    enguia f (plural enguias)

    1. eel (elongated fish which resemble snakes)

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