ratazana

Portuguese

ratazana

Etymology

From rata (“female rat”) +‎ -zana (“forms irregular augmentatives”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [ha.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ/ [χa.taˈzɐ̃.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.taˈzɐ.na/ [ha.taˈzɐ.na]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈzɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.tɐˈza.nɐ/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
Hyphenation: ra‧ta‧za‧na

Noun

ratazana f (plural ratazanas)

brown rat (Rattus norvegicus, a rodent)
Synonyms: rato-castanho, rato-doméstico, rato-marrom
(irregular) Augmentative of rata

Related terms

rato

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