aranha

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Meaning

  1. (feminine) spider
  2. (Brazil,feminine,slang) vulva, vagina, especially when hairy

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
a‧ra‧nha
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aranna (“spider”), from Latin arānea (“spider”). Compare Galician araña and Spanish araña. Probably a doublet of ronha, from a Vulgar Latin derivative.

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