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aardvark

[aʁ.d͡ʒiˈvaʁ.ki]

noun

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. aardvark (mammal)
  2. aardvark
  3. An aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing mammal native to Africa.
Examples

O aardvark come principalmente formigas e cupins.

The aardvark eats mainly ants and termites.

Pronunciationaʁ.d͡ʒiˈvaʁ.ki

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a loanword from Afrikaans used in Portuguese to describe the specific mammal.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.