baleia-azul
Portuguese, noun/baˌlej.ɐ.aˈzuw/
baleia-azul is spelled B-A-L-E-I-A-A-Z-U-L (10 letters). Baleia-azul is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mamífero da ordem dos cetáceos Balaenoptera musculus, género das rorquals, encontrada nas águas de todos os…”.
What does baleia-azul mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mamífero da ordem dos cetáceos Balaenoptera musculus, género das rorquals, encontrada nas águas de todos os oceanos, considerado o maior animal do mundo.
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of baleia-azul
- baleias-azuis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baleia-azul?
- Brazil /baˌlej.ɐ.aˈzuw/
- Brazil [baˌleɪ̯.ɐ.aˈzuʊ̯]
- Portugal /bɐˌlɐj‿.aˈzul/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.