pigídio

See also: pigidio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈʒi.d͡ʒi.u/ [piˈʒi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /piˈʒi.d͡ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈʒi.d͡ʒi.o/ [piˈʒi.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /piˈʒi.d͡ʒjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈʒi.dju/ [piˈʒi.ðju]

Noun

pigídio m (plural pigídios)

pygidium

Further reading

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