"raposa" meaning in Portuguese

See raposa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁaˈpo.zɐ/ [Brazil], [haˈpo.zɐ] [Brazil], /ʁaˈpo.zɐ/ [Brazil], [haˈpo.zɐ] [Brazil], /ʁaˈpo.zɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [χaˈpo.zɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ʁaˈpo.za/ [Southern-Brazil], [haˈpo.za] [Southern-Brazil], /ʁɐˈpo.zɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: raposas [plural], rapôsa [alternative]
Rhymes: -ozɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish raposa (“fox”), probably from rabo (“tail”), from Latin rāpum (“turnip”) + -ōsus, and influenced by descendants of rapiō (“snatch, grab”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|id=fox}}, {{bor+|pt|es|raposa||fox}} Borrowed from Spanish raposa (“fox”), {{der|pt|la|rāpum||turnip}} Latin rāpum (“turnip”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} raposa f (plural raposas)
  1. fox (both the "true foxes" of the Old World and North America, and the "false foxes" of Latin America) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-raposa-pt-noun-nG1jYg-3
  2. (specifically) vixen (female fox) Tags: feminine, specifically
    Sense id: en-raposa-pt-noun-VMIMW~~s
  3. (Brazil, regional) opossum (any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae) Tags: Brazil, feminine, regional
    Sense id: en-raposa-pt-noun-lvdjILUh Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Regional Portuguese
  4. (usually derogatory) fox (a sly or cunning person) Tags: derogatory, feminine, usually Synonyms (fox): golpelha
    Sense id: en-raposa-pt-noun-a8p9gnps Disambiguation of 'fox': 33 26 0 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gambá Derived forms: casamento de raposa, raposa no galinheiro, raposa-cinzenta, raposa-do-ártico, raposa-do-cabo, raposa-vermelha, raposada, raposo
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|id=verb form}}, {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} raposa
  1. inflection of raposar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: raposar Categories (lifeform): Canids
    Sense id: en-raposa-pt-verb-DXqmYgF7 Disambiguation of Canids: 12 7 16 8 49 7 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 1 18 1 55 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 20 1 63 5 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 18 5 56 13
  2. inflection of raposar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: raposar
    Sense id: en-raposa-pt-verb-wlTViIfn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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