ratazana

Portuguese
ratazana

Etymology

Rata (“female rat”) +‎ -zana (“forms irregular augmentatives”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁa.ta.ˈzɐ.na/, /ˌʁa.tɐ.ˈzɐ.nɐ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌha.ta.ˈzɐ.na/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.tɐ.ˈzɐ.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ta‧za‧na
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃na

Noun

ratazana f (plural ratazanas)

  1. brown rat (Rattus norvegicus, a rodent)
  2. (irregular) Augmentative of rata

Synonyms
  • (brown rat): rato-castanho, rato-doméstico, rato-marrom
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