peixe-balão

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “balloon fish”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.baˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.baˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃe.baˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃe.baˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ˌpej.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ˌpej.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ʃɨ.bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ˌpe.ʃɨ.βɐˈlɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: pei‧xe‧-ba‧lão

Noun

peixe-balão m (plural peixe-balões or peixes-balões)

  1. blowfish (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
    Synonyms: baiacu (Brazil), sapo-do-mar (Brazil)

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