nútria

See also: nutria, nutría, and nutrią

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish nutria. Doublet of lontra

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.tɾi.ɐ/ [ˈnu.tɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.tɾjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.tɾi.a/ [ˈnu.tɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.tɾja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnu.tɾi.ɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.tɾjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -utɾiɐ, -utɾjɐ
  • Hyphenation: nú‧tri‧a

Noun

nútria f (plural nútrias)

  1. coypu (Myocastor coypus, a large, semiaquatic rodent of South America)
    Synonyms: ratão-do-banhado, ratão-d'água, caxingui

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