ornejo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ornejar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈne.ʒu/ [oɦˈne.ʒu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾˈne.ʒu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁˈne.ʒu/
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /oɻˈne.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈne.ʒo/ [oɦˈne.ʒo]

Noun

ornejo m (plural ornejos)

bray (the cry of a donkey)
Synonym: zurro

Etymology 2

Verb

ornejo

first-person singular present indicative of ornejar

Further reading

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