raposa

Significado

1. (feminine) fox (both the "true foxes" of the Old World and North America, and the "false foxes" of Latin America)
2. (feminine,specifically) vixen (female fox)
3. (Brazil,feminine,regional) opossum (any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae)
4. (derogatory,feminine,usually) fox (a sly or cunning person)

Hifenizado como

ra‧po‧sa

Gênero

♀️ Feminino

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ʁaˈpo.zɐ/

Etimologia

Borrowed from Spanish raposa (“fox”), probably from rabo (“tail”), from Latin rāpum (“turnip”) + -ōsus, and influenced by descendants of rapiō (“snatch, grab”).

Frases

Desde que recebi um cachorro ?, as visitas regulares da raposa pararam .

Ever since I received a dog, the fox's regular visits have stopped.