térmite
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin termitem.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.t͡ʃi/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɾ.mi.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.t͡ʃi/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɻ.mi.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.te/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɾ.mi.tɨ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛʁmit͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛɾmitɨ
- Hyphenation: tér‧mi‧te
Noun
térmite f (plural térmites)
- termite (white bodied, wood-consuming insect)
Derived terms
- termiteira
- termiteiro
References
- ^ “térmite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
Further reading
- “térmite”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “térmite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026