foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo
Portuguese
Etymology
From foca (“seal”) + monge (“monk”) + do (“of”) + mediterrâneo (“Mediterranean”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.kɐ ˈmõ.ʒi du me.d͡ʒi.teˈʁɐ̃.ne.u/ [ˈfɔ.kɐ ˈmõ.ʒi du me.d͡ʒi.teˈhɐ̃.ne.u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.kɐ ˈmõ.ʒi du me.d͡ʒi.teˈʁɐ̃.ne.u/ [ˈfɔ.kɐ ˈmõ.ʒi du me.d͡ʒi.teˈχɐ̃.ne.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.ka ˈmõ.ʒe do me.d͡ʒi.teˈʁɐ.ne.o/ [ˈfɔ.ka ˈmõ.ʒe do me.d͡ʒi.teˈhɐ.ne.o]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.kɐ ˈmõ.ʒɨ du mɨ.di.tɨˈʁɐ.nju/ [ˈfɔ.kɐ ˈmõ.ʒɨ ðu mɨ.ði.tɨˈʁɐ.nju]
- Hyphenation: fo‧ca‧-mon‧ge‧-do‧-me‧di‧ter‧râ‧ne‧o
Noun
foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo f (plural focas-monges-do-mediterrâneo)
- (Madeira) Mediterranean monk seal
- Synonym: (Madeira) lobo-marinho
Further reading
- “foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025