"cobaia" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /koˈbaj.ɐ/ [Brazil], [koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ] [Brazil], /koˈbaj.ɐ/ [Brazil], [koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ] [Brazil], /koˈbaj.a/ [Southern-Brazil], [koˈbaɪ̯.a] [Southern-Brazil], /kuˈbaj.ɐ/ [Portugal], [kuˈβaj.ɐ] [Portugal] Forms: cobaias [plural]
Rhymes: -ajɐ Etymology: From Old Tupi çobaîa (foreign), from a clipping of Old Tupi saûîasobaîa (guinea pig, literally “foreign tree rat”). The change of ⟨ç⟩ (pronounced /s/) to ⟨c⟩ (pronounced /k/) is irregular and likely stems from a misreading or misprint. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|tpw|çobaîa|tr=foreign}} Old Tupi çobaîa (foreign), {{der|pt|tpw|saûîasobaîa|lit=foreign tree rat|tr=guinea pig}} Old Tupi saûîasobaîa (guinea pig, literally “foreign tree rat”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} cobaia f (plural cobaias)
  1. Synonym of porquinho-da-índia Tags: feminine Synonyms: porquinho-da-índia [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cobaia-pt-noun-L3z3Kv5Q
  2. (figuratively) guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-cobaia-pt-noun-QyTUtCHS Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

Inflected forms

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            "1": "fr",
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  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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        "(figuratively) guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment)"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈbaj.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈbaj.a/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koˈbaɪ̯.a]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈbaj.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kuˈβaj.ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajɐ"
    }
  ],
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    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Tupi",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ajɐ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ajɐ/3 syllables"
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  "forms": [
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        }
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment)"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈbaj.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈbaj.a/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koˈbaɪ̯.a]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈbaj.ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kuˈβaj.ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cobaia"
}

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