cobaia
/koˈbajɐ/
a
noun
B2
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- as cobaias
Meaning
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guinea pig
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Serviu de cobaia.
He served as a guinea pig.
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Similar words
cobaia is more scientific or figurative, like "ser cobaia," to be a guinea pig for an experiment; porquinho-da-índia is the literal animal name.
Similar in other languages
German
Meerschweinchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "guinea pig."
Practice
1 What does cobaia mean?
guinea pig
2 Fill the gap: Serviu de ___.
Full sentence: Serviu de cobaia. (He served as a guinea pig.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches cobaia?
cobaia: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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