muriçoca
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Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Portuguese
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Etymology
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From
Old Tupi
mberu'soka
, from
mberu
(
“
fly
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/mu.ɾiˈsɔ.kɐ/
Hyphenation:
mu‧ri‧ço‧ca
Noun
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muriçoca
f
(
plural
muriçocas
)
(
regional
,
chiefly
Northeast Brazil
)
mosquito
Synonym:
mosquito
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