tavão

Meaning

horsefly (any fly of the family Tabanidae)

Concepts

horsefly

gadflies

gadfly

horseflies

horse fly

Tabanidae

clegs

deer flies

cleg

clegg

Synonyms

moscardo

mutuca

butuca

motuca

Tabanidae

tabão

Translations

Bremse

taon

tábano

tafano

αλογόμυγα

Tabanidae

Pferdebremse

tavà

Tabanidae

βοϊδόμυγα

assillo

tàvec

Tabanidae

mosche cavalline

moscalló

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taˈvɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: tabānus

Cognate with Galician: tabán

Cognate with Spanish: tábano

Cognate with French: taon

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tavão, from Latin tabānus. Compare Galician tabán, Spanish tábano, French taon.