besouro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abesouro (“beetle”), of unknown origin. Maybe from Latin avis aurea (“golden bird”) or from Spanish abejorro, from abeja (“bee”) + -orro (“augmentative suffix”). Or, possibly imitative of the wing's sounds.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈzo(w).ɾu/ [beˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈzo(w).ɾo/ [beˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈzo(w).ɾu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈzow.ɾu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈzo.ɾu/

  • Rhymes: -owɾu
  • Hyphenation: be‧sou‧ro

Noun

besouro m (plural besouros)

  1. beetle
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