tênia

See also: tenia, tenía, ténia, and teñía

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ténia (Portugal)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin taenia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽ.ni.ɐ/ [ˈtẽ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtẽ.njɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽ.ni.ɐ/ [ˈtẽ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtẽ.njɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ni.a/ [ˈte.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈte.nja/

Noun

tênia f (plural tênias) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. tapeworm

   Synonym: solitária