Polyglot Dictionary

peixe-boi

/ˌpejʃiˈboj/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os peixes-boi

Meaning

  1. manatee

    Built from peixe (fish) + boi (ox).

    • O peixe-boi nadou.

      The manatee swam.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • peixe fish
  • boi ox

Practice

1 What does peixe-boi mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___-boi nadou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches peixe-boi?

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