Portuguese

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esturjão

Etymology

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Borrowed from French esturgeon, from Old French esturjon, from Frankish *sturjo, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (sturgeon).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.tuʁˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [is.tuɦˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.tuʁˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [es.tuɦˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.tuɾˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [is.tuɾˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.tuɾˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [es.tuɾˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.tuʁˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.tuɻˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [es.tuɻˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

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esturjão m (plural esturjões)

  1. sturgeon (fish of the family Acipenseridae)

Derived terms

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