Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Tupi mberu-ã'ia, from mberu (fly) +‎ ã'ia (tooth).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [beˈɾwɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ.ɲa/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ.ɲa], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ.ɲa/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: be‧ru‧a‧nha

Noun

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beruanha f (plural beruanhas)

  1. (North Brazil) stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
    Synonym: mosca-de-estábulo

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil[1] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN
  2. ^ Moacyr Ribeiro de Carvalho (1987) Dicionário tupi (antigo) português (in Portuguese), Salvador

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