marsuíno

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French marsouin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise”). By surface analysis, mar (“sea”) +‎ suíno (“swine”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maʁ.suˈĩ.nu/ [mah.sʊˈĩ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /maʁˈswĩ.nu/ [mahˈswĩ.nu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /maɾ.suˈĩ.nu/ [maɾ.sʊˈĩ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /maɾˈswĩ.nu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maʁ.suˈĩ.nu/ [maχ.sʊˈĩ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /maʁˈswĩ.nu/ [maχˈswĩ.nu]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /maɻ.suˈĩ.nu/ [maɻ.sʊˈĩ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /maɻˈswĩ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maʁ.suˈi.no/ [mah.sʊˈi.no], (faster pronunciation) /maʁˈswi.no/ [mahˈswi.no]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩnu, (Portugal) -inu
  • Hyphenation: mar‧su‧í‧no

Noun

marsuíno m (plural marsuínos)

  1. porpoise (cetacean species of the family Phocoenidae)
    Synonym: toninha

Further reading

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