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toninha.

porpoise (any of the small cetacean species of the family Phocoenidae)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/toˈnĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[toˈnĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/tuˈni.ɲɐ/Portugal
  1. porpoise (any of the small cetacean species of the family Phocoenidae)

    feminine
  2. La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei, a dolphin species of South America)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *thunnīna, from Latin thunnus (“tunna”). Cognate with Spanish toñina, Italian tonnina, Catalan tonyina.

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