minhoca

Galician

Noun

minhoca f (plural minhocas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of miñoca

Further reading

  • minhoca” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese miuca, of unknown origin.

Cognate with Fala and Galician miñoca, Asturian milu and meruca.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mĩˈɲɔ.kɐ/ [mĩˈj̃ɔ.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈɲɔ.ka/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈɲɔ.kɐ/, (with ellipsis) /ˈmɲɔ.kɐ/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /mĩˈɔkɐ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nho‧ca

Noun

minhoca f (plural minhocas)

  1. earthworm

Derived terms

See also

Further reading