tocandira
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tocandira.
Noun
tocandira (plural tocandiras)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾa/
Noun
tocandira f (plural tocandiras)
- (Brazil) bullet ant (Paraponera clavata, an ant of South America known for its painful sting)
Further reading
- “tocandira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “tocandira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026