escaravelho

Portuguese

escaravelho

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”), from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos, “beetle”).

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˌka.ɾa.ˈvɛ.ʎo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈve.ʎu/, /(i)ʃ.kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈvɐ(j).ʎu/
Hyphenation: es‧ca‧ra‧ve‧lho

Noun

escaravelho m (plural escaravelhos)

beetle (insect)
scarab

Synonyms

escarabídeo, escarabeídeo, rola-bosta, vira-bosta

Hypernyms

besouro

Derived terms

escaravelho-coração
escaravelho-japonês
escaravelho-sagrado
escaravelho-vermelho

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