mamboretá

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mamboɾeˈta/ [mãm.bo.ɾeˈt̪a]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: mam‧bo‧re‧tá

Noun

mamboretá m (plural mamboretás)

(Argentina, Uruguay) praying mantis
Synonyms: mantis religiosa, charabón

Further reading

“mamboretá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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