andorinha

See also: Andorinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese andorinna (“swallow”), from a Vulgar Latin root *harundīna, from Latin hirundō, hirundinem; cf. also harundō, which may have influenced it.

Cognate with Galician andoriña, Mirandese andorina, Leonese andolina and Asturian andarina.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.doˈɾi.ɲa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.duˈɾi.ɲɐ/

  • Hyphenation: an‧do‧ri‧nha

Noun

andorinha f (plural andorinhas)

  1. bird of the family Hirundinidae (swallows, martins and saw-wings)

Descendants

  • → Nheengatu: andurinhu

Further reading

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