andorinhão

Portuguese

Etymology

andorinhã (from Latin hirundō) + -ão

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.do.ɾĩˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃.do.ɾĩˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.do.ɾiˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ̃.do.ɾiˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.du.ɾiˈɲɐ̃w̃/

Noun

andorinhão m (plural andorinhões)

swift (small bird of the family Apodidae)
Synonyms: gaivão, aião, arvião, zirro

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