matilha

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃi.ʎa/

  • Rhymes: -iʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ti‧lha

Noun

matilha f (plural matilhas)

  1. (collective) pack (collective noun for dogs)
  2. (military, collective) wolfpack (fleet of military submarines)
    Synonym: (Brazil) alcateia

References

  1. ^ “matilha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “matilha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.