cuim

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkuj̃/ [ˈkuɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkuj̃/

• Hyphenation: cu‧im

Etymology 1

Noun

cuim m (plural cuins)

1. (Brazil, zoology) common designation, extended to arboreal rodents of the genus Coendou prehensilis, native to the American continent, which have a body covered by strong, pointed spines and a prehensile tail; cuandu, cuí, ouriço-cacheiro

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

cuim m (plural cuins)

1. (informal) pig grunt

Further reading

• “cuim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “cuim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cuim

1. genitive singular of com
2. plural of com