mabeco

Portuguese

mabeco

Etymology

From Kimbundu mabeku (“pack of wild dogs”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɛ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɛ.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈbɛ.ku/ [mɐˈβɛ.ku]

Rhymes: -ɛku
Hyphenation: ma‧be‧co

Noun

mabeco m (plural mabecos)

African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus, a wild dog of Africa)
Synonyms: licaone, cão-selvagem-africano, cão-caçador-africano

Further reading

“mabeco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“mabeco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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