meio-sangue

Portuguese

Etymology

From meio (“half”) +‎ sangue (“blood”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.uˈsɐ̃.ɡi/ [ˌmeɪ̯.uˈsɐ̃.ɡi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.oˈsɐ̃.ɡe/ [ˌmeɪ̯.oˈsɐ̃.ɡe]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmɐj.uˈsɐ̃.ɡɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.uˈsɐ̃.ɡɨ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmej.uˈsɐ̃.ɡɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌme.uˈsɐ̃.ɡɨ/

Hyphenation: mei‧o‧-san‧gue

Adjective

meio-sangue m or f (plural meios-sangues)

(relational) an animal with only one thoroughbred parent, especially a horse or mare.

Noun

meio-sangue m (plural meios-sangues)

(zoology) an animal with only one thoroughbred parent, especially a horse or mare.

Related terms

puro-sangue

Further reading

“meio-sangue”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“meio-sangue”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026