araponga

See also: Araponga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese araponga, from Old Tupi gûyrapunga.

Noun

araponga (plural arapongas)

1. Synonym of bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• guiraponga, uiraponga, iraponga

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi gûyraponga. The lost of the initial syllabe was possible influenced by other bird names starting with "ara-", like arara and araçari.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈpõ.ɡɐ/

• Rhymes: -õɡɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ra‧pon‧ga

Noun

araponga f (plural arapongas)

1. (Brazil) bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)

   Synonyms: ferreiro, ferrador, pássaro-campana

2. (Brazil, by extension) bellbird (any bird in the genus Procnias)

Descendants

• → English: araponga