Feminine
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aranha
- (feminine) spider
- (Brazil, feminine, slang) vulva, vagina, especially when hairy
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
Araneae
Aranhas
pająk
pająki
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