porco-espinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpoʁ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoh.ku.isˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoʁ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoh.ku.esˈpĩ.j̃u]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌpoɾ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoɾ.ku.isˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoɾ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoɾ.ku.esˈpĩ.j̃u]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpoʁ.ku.iʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoχ.ku.iʃˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoʁ.ku.eʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoχ.ku.eʃˈpĩ.j̃u]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌpoɻ.ku.isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoɻ.ku.isˈpĩ.j̃u], /ˌpoɻ.ku.esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˌpoɻ.ku.esˈpĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpoʁ.ko.esˈpi.ɲo/ [ˌpoh.ko.esˈpi.ɲo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpoɾ.ku.(i)ʃˈpi.ɲu/

Noun

porco-espinho m (plural porcos-espinho or porcos-espinhos)

  1. porcupine (any of several rodents of the families Hystricidae or Erethizontidae)

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