peixe-bruxa

Portuguese

Etymology

peixe (“fish”) +‎ bruxa (“witch, hag”)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃiˈbɾu.ʃɐ/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃiˈbɾu.ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃeˈbɾu.ʃa/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃeˈbɾu.ʃa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈbɾu.ʃɐ/ [ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈβɾu.ʃɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨˈbɾu.ʃɐ/ [ˌpej.ʃɨˈβɾu.ʃɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨˈbɾu.ʃɐ/ [ˌpej.ʃɨˈβɾu.ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ʃɨˈbɾu.ʃɐ/ [ˌpe.ʃɨˈβɾu.ʃɐ]

Noun

peixe-bruxa m (plural peixes-bruxa or peixes-bruxas)

  1. hagfish (jawless, eel-like fish of the class Myxini)
    Synonyms: mixina, feiticeira
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