mabeco

Portuguese

mabeco

Etymology

From Kimbundu mabeku (“pack of wild dogs”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɛ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɛ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈbɛ.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈbɛ.ku/ [mɐˈβɛ.ku]

• Rhymes: -ɛku
• Hyphenation: ma‧be‧co

Noun

mabeco m (plural mabecos)

1. African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus, a wild dog of Africa)

   Synonyms: licaone, cão-selvagem-africano, cão-caçador-africano

Further reading

• “mabeco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “mabeco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.