mangangá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mamangaba, mangangaba

Etymology

From Old Tupi [Term?].

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐ̃ˈɡa/

Noun

mangangá m (plural mangangás) (Brazil)

(entomology) bumblebee (any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus)
Synonym: abelhão
(zoology) scorpionfish (any of the family Scorpaenidae of marine, venomous fish)
Synonym: aranhiço

Further reading

“mangangá” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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