caravela-portuguesa
Portuguese, noun/ka.ɾaˈvɛ.lɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/
caravela-portuguesa is spelled C-A-R-A-V-E-L-A-P-O-R-T-U-G-U-E-S-A (18 letters). Caravela-portuguesa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cnidário marinho constituído por uma colônia flutuante de hidrozoários presa a uma boia, assemelhando-se…”.
What does caravela-portuguesa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininePortuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cnidário marinho constituído por uma colônia flutuante de hidrozoários presa a uma boia, assemelhando-se superficialmente a uma água-viva
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 caravela-portuguesa
- caravelas-portuguesas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caravela-portuguesa?
- Brazil /ka.ɾaˈvɛ.lɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/
- Brazil [ka.ɾaˈvɛ.lɐ poh.tuˈɡe.zɐ]
- /ka.ɾaˈvɛ.lɐ poɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.