andorinha

See also: Andorinha

Portuguese

andorinha (Hirundo rustica)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese andorinna (“swallow”), from a Vulgar Latin root *harundīna, from Latin hirundō, hirundinem; cf. also harundō, which may have influenced it.

Cognate with Galician andoriña, Mirandese andorina, Leonese andolina and Asturian andarina.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [ɐ̃.doˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.doˈɾi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.duˈɾi.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: an‧do‧ri‧nha

Noun

andorinha f (plural andorinhas)

swallow (bird)

Further reading

andorinha on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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