"miau" meaning in Portuguese

See miau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /miˈaw/ [Brazil], [mɪˈaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmjaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|pt|intj}} miau
  1. meow (onomatopoeia of the cry of a cat)
    Sense id: en-miau-pt-intj-b~gmEtxg Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 43 22 35 Disambiguation of Portuguese onomatopoeias: 53 20 27

Noun

IPA: /miˈaw/ [Brazil], [mɪˈaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmjaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmjaw/ [Portugal] Forms: miaus [plural]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} miau m (plural miaus)
  1. meow (the cry of a cat) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-miau-pt-noun-mXrR0iSB Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 43 22 35
  2. (childish, informal) puss (cat) Tags: childish, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-miau-pt-noun-5WGLVQHP Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 43 22 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: miar

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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        "Brazil"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmjaw/",
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