minhocuçu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

minhocaçu

Etymology

From minhoca (“earthworm”) +‎ -usu.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mĩ.ɲɔ.kuˈsu/ [mĩ.j̃ɔ.kuˈsu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ɲɔ.kuˈsu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ɲɔ.kuˈsu/

Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: mi‧nho‧cu‧çu

Noun

minhocuçu m (plural minhocuçus)

(Brazil) a giant earthworm of the species Rhinodrilus alatus

Further reading

“minhocuçu” in iDicionário Aulete.
“minhocaçu” in Dicionário Online de Português.
“minhocuçu” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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