lavagante
Portuguese
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lavagante
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Spanish lobagante (“lobster”), from Latin *lucopante, from Ancient Greek λυκοπάνθηρος (lukopánthēros, “snow leopard”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /la.vaˈɡɐ̃.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.vɐˈɡɐ̃.t(ɨ)/ [lɐ.vɐˈɣɐ̃.t(ɨ)]
- Hyphenation: la‧va‧gan‧te
Noun
lavagante m (plural lavagantes)
- European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
Further reading
lavagante on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt