motuca

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese motuca.

Noun[edit]

motuca (plural motucas)

A large biting fly of Brazil.

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈtu.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈtu.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈtu.kɐ/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈtu.kɐ/
Hyphenation: mo‧tu‧ca

Noun[edit]

motuca f (plural motucas)

(Northeast Brazil) a species of large fly that chases livestock and whose bite is very painful

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