biguatinga

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. It can be analized as Old Tupi migûá (“anhinga”) +‎ tinga (“white”), but the term is not attested in said language.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.ɡwaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.ɡwaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.ɡwaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.ɡwɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/ [bi.ɣwɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ]

• Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ
• Hyphenation: bi‧gua‧tin‧ga

Noun

biguatinga m or f (plural biguatingas)

1. anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, a bird of the Americas)

   Synonyms: carará, anhinga

Further reading

• “biguatinga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “biguatinga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “biguatinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “biguatinga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025