"enguia" meaning in Portuguese

See enguia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/ [Brazil], /ĩˈɡi.ɐ/ [Brazil], /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/ [Brazil], /ĩˈɡi.ɐ/ [Brazil], /ẽˈɡi.a/ [Southern-Brazil], /ĩˈɡi.a/ [Southern-Brazil], /ẽˈɡi.ɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: enguias [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin anguīlla (presumably from a form *anguīla, to account for the dropped /l/). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|la|anguīlla|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin anguīlla, {{inh+|pt|la|anguīlla}} Inherited from Latin anguīlla Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} enguia f (plural enguias)
  1. eel Tags: feminine Related terms: enguia-elétrica
    Sense id: en-enguia-pt-noun-cKxmECFz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Fish

Inflected forms

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