peixe-vermelho

Portuguese

Etymology

From peixe +‎ vermelho.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.veʁˈme.ʎu/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.veɦˈme.ʎu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.veɾˈme.ʎu/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.veɾˈme.ʎu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.veʁˈme.ʎu/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.veʁˈme.ʎu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃe.veɻˈme.ʎo/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃe.veɻˈme.ʎo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.vɨɾˈmɐ(j).ʎu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.bɨɾˈme.ʎu/ [ˌpej.ʃɨ.βɨɾˈme.ʎu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.vɨɾˈme.ʎu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ʃɨ.vɨɾˈme.ʎu/

  • Hyphenation: pei‧xe‧-ver‧me‧lho

Noun

peixe-vermelho m (plural peixes-vermelhos)

  1. Carassius auratus
    Synonyms: cometa, peixe-dourado, ruivaca

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