"girafa" meaning in Portuguese

See girafa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʒiˈɾa.fɐ/ Audio: Pt-girafa.oga Forms: girafas [plural]
Rhymes: -afɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian سرنا Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts Proto-Iranian *pā́dah Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) Classical Persian پَا (pā) Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Portuguese girafa Borrowed from Italian giraffa. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|bor|it>giraffa>giraffe|id=giraffe|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian سرنا Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts Proto-Iranian *pā́dah Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) Classical Persian پَا (pā) Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Portuguese girafa, {{bor+|pt|it|giraffa}} Borrowed from Italian giraffa Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} girafa f (plural girafas)
  1. giraffe (any animal of the genus Giraffa) Tags: feminine Synonyms: camelopárdale
    Sense id: en-girafa-pt-noun-0p6~jVBB Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Even-toed ungulates Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 12 15 24 25 24 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 21 22 26 Disambiguation of Even-toed ungulates: 18 23 22 14 24
  2. (by extension, rare) giraffid (any animal of the Giraffidae family) Tags: broadly, feminine, rare Synonyms: girafídeo
    Sense id: en-girafa-pt-noun-uZfhEdIl Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Even-toed ungulates Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 12 15 24 25 24 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 21 22 26 Disambiguation of Even-toed ungulates: 18 23 22 14 24
  3. (Brazil, figurative, colloquial) giraffe (very tall or long-necked individual) Tags: Brazil, colloquial, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-girafa-pt-noun-2X6Gv9mu Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Even-toed ungulates Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 12 15 24 25 24 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 21 22 26 Disambiguation of Even-toed ungulates: 18 23 22 14 24
  4. (Brazil, film, television) boom (movable pole used to support a microphone or camera) Tags: Brazil, feminine Synonyms: bum, percha
    Sense id: en-girafa-pt-noun-9QGcEdJS Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Film genres, Television, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Even-toed ungulates Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 12 15 24 25 24 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 21 22 26 Disambiguation of Even-toed ungulates: 18 23 22 14 24 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  5. (music) Ellipsis of piano girafa (“giraffe piano”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine Alternative form of: piano girafa (extra: giraffe piano)
    Sense id: en-girafa-pt-noun-6XcD8P6u Categories (other): Portuguese ellipses, Music, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Even-toed ungulates, Musical instruments Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 3 14 19 17 20 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 16 20 17 19 26 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 12 15 24 25 24 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 21 22 26 Disambiguation of Even-toed ungulates: 18 23 22 14 24 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 16 17 15 17 36 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: girafa-da-somália, girafa-masai, girafa-núbia, girafa-reticulada, girafa-sul-africana

Inflected forms

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      "audio": "Pt-girafa.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/af/Pt-girafa.oga/Pt-girafa.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Pt-girafa.oga"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-afɐ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:girafa"
  ],
  "word": "girafa"
}

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