vespão
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vesˈpɐ̃w̃/ [vesˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʃˈpɐ̃w̃/ [veʃˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨʃˈpɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈpɐ̃w̃/
Noun
vespão m (plural vespões)
- hornet (large, aggressive, eusocial species of wasp)
- Synonym: abelha-pedreira
Related terms
Further reading
- “vespão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “vespão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026