saruê

Portuguese

Alternative forms

saiguê, sarigueia

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi sariûé.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.ɾuˈe/ [sa.ɾʊˈe], (faster pronunciation) /saˈɾwe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾwe/

Rhymes: -e
Hyphenation: sa‧ru‧ê

Noun

saruê m (plural saruês)

(Brazil, regional) large American opossum (any mammal in the genus Didelphis)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gambá

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