auroque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French aurochs.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ki/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ki]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ke/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ke]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔki, (Portugal) -ɔkɨ
  • Hyphenation: au‧ro‧que

Noun

auroque m (plural auroques)

  1. aurochs
    Synonym: uro
  2. European bison
    Synonym: bisão-europeu

References
  1. “auroque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “auroque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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