"gavial" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ɡa.viˈaw/ [Brazil], [ɡa.vɪˈaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ɡaˈvjaw/ [Brazil], [ɡaˈvjaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ɡɐˈvjal/ [Portugal], [ɡɐˈvjaɫ] [Portugal], /ɡɐˈvjal/ [Portugal], [ɡɐˈvjaɫ] [Portugal], /ɡɐˈbjal/ [Northern, Portugal], [ɡɐˈβjaɫ] [Northern, Portugal], /ɡɐˈvja.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: gaviais [plural]
Rhymes: -aw, -al Etymology: Borrowed from French gavial, borrowed from Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl), from Sanskrit घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika). First attested in 1862. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|bor|fr>gavial>Gavialis|id=Gavialis|text=++}} Borrowed from French gavial, borrowed from Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl), from Sanskrit घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika)., {{etydate/the|1862}} 1862, {{etydate|1862}} First attested in 1862 Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} gavial m (plural gaviais)
  1. gavial (Gavialis gangeticus) Wikipedia link: pt:gavial Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Crocodilians Related terms: falso-gavial, gavial-da-malásia, gavialídeo Coordinate_terms: aligátor, aligator, caimão, crocodilo, jacaré
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