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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *perdico, augmentative of perdix. Compare to Spanish perdigón.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [peɦ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [peɾ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [peʁ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [peɻ.d͡ʒiˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: per‧di‧gão

Noun

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perdigão m (plural perdigões, feminine perdiz, feminine plural perdizes)

  1. partridge
  2. (South Brazil) red-winged tinamou
  3. (São Paulo) ocellated crake
  4. (slang, Brazil) anarchist partisan

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