beruanha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

meruanha

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi mberu-ã'ia, from mberu (“fly”) +‎ ã'ia (“tooth”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ̃.j̃ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [beˈɾwɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾuˈɐ.ɲa/ [be.ɾʊˈɐ.ɲa], (faster pronunciation) /beˈɾwɐ.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwɐ.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈɾwa.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
Hyphenation: be‧ru‧a‧nha

Noun

beruanha f (plural beruanhas)

(North Brazil) stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
Synonym: mosca-de-estábulo

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎ (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN
Moacyr Ribeiro de Carvalho (1987) Dicionário tupi (antigo) português (in Portuguese), Salvador

Further reading

“beruanha” in iDicionário Aulete.
“beruanha” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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