pé-de-galinha

See also: pé de galinha

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, chicken foot.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒi.ɡaˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.dɨ.ɡɐˈli.ɲɐ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɨ.ɣɐˈli.ɲɐ]

Noun

-de-galinha m (plural pés-de-galinha)

  1. poa (Poa annua)
  2. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pé de galinha; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

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