gato-de-algália
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “cat of civet”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.awˈɡa.li.ɐ/ [ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.aʊ̯ˈɡa.lɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.awˈɡa.ljɐ/ [ˌɡa.tu.d͡ʒi.aʊ̯ˈɡa.ljɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.to.de.awˈɡa.li.a/ [ˌɡa.to.de.aʊ̯ˈɡa.lɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡa.to.de.awˈɡa.lja/ [ˌɡa.to.de.aʊ̯ˈɡa.lja]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɡa.tu.d‿alˈɡa.ljɐ/ [ˌɡa.tu.ð‿aɫˈɣa.ljɐ]
Noun
gato-de-algália m (plural gatos-de-algália)
- civet (any of several small viverrids that produce a musky secretion)
- Synonym: civeta