cobaia.
synonym of porquinho-da-índia
Meaning & usage
synonym of porquinho-da-índia
guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *aŋuja? Old Tupi saûîá Old Tupi sobaî Proto-Tupian *-ap Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ? Old Tupi -a Old Tupi saûîasobaîader. taxonomic name Cavia cobayalbor. Portuguese cobaia Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Cavia cobaya, from Old Tupi saûîasobaîa. Sense 2 is likely a semantic loan from English guinea pig.
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