peixe-palhaço

Portuguese

Etymology

peixe (“fish”) +‎ palhaço (“clown”)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃi.paˈʎa.su/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃi.paˈʎa.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpe(j).ʃe.paˈʎa.so/ [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃe.paˈʎa.so]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐj.ʃɨ.pɐˈʎa.su/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.pɐˈʎa.su/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpej.ʃɨ.pɐˈʎa.su/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpe.ʃɨ.pɐˈʎa.su/

Noun

peixe-palhaço m (plural peixes-palhaço or peixes-palhaços)

clownfish (any of several colourful sea fishes that live among sea anemones)

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