taioca

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi taóka.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tajˈɔ.kɐ/ [taɪ̯ˈɔ.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tajˈɔ.ka/ [taɪ̯ˈɔ.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tajˈɔ.kɐ/

Hyphenation: tai‧o‧ca

Noun

taioca f (plural taiocas)

(Brazil) army ant
Synonyms: formiga de correição, formiga-correição, correição, tauoca, tanoca, taoca, sacassaia, saca-saia, marabunta, morupeteca, guaju-guaju

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