caramujeira

Portuguese

caramujeira (Dipsas indica)

Etymology

From caramujo (“snail”) +‎ -eira, literally, “snailer”, or more loosely translated as “snail-eater”, as these animals are commonly found preying on gastropods and other small invertebrates.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa.muˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ka.ɾa.muˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa.muˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [ka.ɾa.muˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa.muˈʒe(j).ɾa/ [ka.ɾa.muˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ
• Hyphenation: dor‧mi‧dei‧ra

Noun

caramujeira f (plural caramujeiras)

1. (Brazil, regional) snail-eater (snake of the genus Dipsas)

   Synonyms: dormideira, papa-lesmas