galinha-d'angola

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, Angola's chicken.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˌlĩ.ɲɐ.d‿ɐ̃ˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [ɡaˌlĩ.j̃ɐ.d‿ɐ̃ˈɡɔ.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˌli.ɲa.d‿ɐ̃ˈɡɔ.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˌli.ɲɐ.d‿ɐ̃ˈɡɔ.lɐ/ [ɡɐˌli.ɲɐ.ð‿ɐ̃ˈɡɔ.lɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɔlɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li‧nha‧d'an‧go‧la

Noun

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galinha-d'angola m (plural galinhas-d'angola)

  1. helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
    Synonyms: pintada-da-guiné, capote, tô-fraco
  2. (by extension, rare) guinea fowl (any bird of the family Numididae)
    Synonym: pintada