tocandira

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tocandira.

Noun

tocandira (plural tocandiras)

1. bullet ant

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tocandeira

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾa/

Noun

tocandira f (plural tocandiras)

1. (Brazil) bullet ant (Paraponera clavata, an ant of South America known for its painful sting)