raposa.
fox (both the "true foxes" of the Old World and North America, and the "false foxes" of Latin America)
Meaning & usage
fox (both the "true foxes" of the Old World and North America, and the "false foxes" of Latin America)
vixen (female fox)
opossum (any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae)
female opossum
fox (a sly or cunning person)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raposa, from Old Spanish raposa.
inflection of raposar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of raposar: second-person singular imperative
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