aranha
Meaning
- (feminine) spider
- (Brazil,feminine,slang) vulva, vagina, especially when hairy
Frequency
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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