tenébrio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tenebrião

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tenebriō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈnɛ.bɾi.u/ [teˈnɛ.bɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈnɛ.bɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈnɛ.bɾi.u/ [teˈnɛ.bɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈnɛ.bɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈnɛ.bɾi.o/ [teˈnɛ.bɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /teˈnɛ.bɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈnɛ.bɾi.u/ [tɨˈnɛ.βɾi.u], (faster pronunciation) /tɨˈnɛ.bɾju/ [tɨˈnɛ.βɾju]

• Rhymes: -ɛbɾiu
• Hyphenation: te‧né‧bri‧o

Noun

tenébrio m (plural tenébrios)

1. mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor)

   Synonym: besouro-da-farinha

2. mealworm

   Synonyms: bicho-da-farinha, larva-da-farinha