bicho-da-seda
Portuguese, noun/ˌbi.ʃu.daˈse.dɐ/
bicho-da-seda is spelled B-I-C-H-O-D-A-S-E-D-A (11 letters). Bicho-da-seda is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “silkworm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bicho-da-seda mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesilkworm
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bicho-da-seda
- bichos-da-seda plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bicho-da-seda?
- Brazil /ˌbi.ʃu.daˈse.dɐ/
- Portugal /ˌbi.ʃu.dɐˈse.dɐ/
- Portugal [ˌbi.ʃu.ðɐˈse.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bicho-da-seda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.