unha-de-gato

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• unhas-de-gato

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌũ.ɲɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/ [ˌũ.j̃ɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌũ.ɲɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/ [ˌũ.j̃ɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌu.ɲa.deˈɡa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌu.ɲɐ.dɨˈɡa.tu/ [ˌu.ɲɐ.ðɨˈɣa.tu]

• Hyphenation: u‧nha‧-de‧-ga‧to

Noun

unha-de-gato f (plural unhas-de-gato)

1. (botany) catsfoot, cudweed (common name given to various plants)
2. cat's claw (Acacia plumosa, a medicinal plant of Brazil)
3. cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa, a tropical plant of South and Central America)