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cavalinho-de-deus

Portuguese, noun/ka.vaˌlĩ.ɲu.d͡ʒiˈdews/

cavalinho-de-deus is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “praying mantis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does cavalinho-de-deus mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinepraying mantis

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of cavalinho-de-deus

  • cavalinhos-de-deus plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cavalinho-de-deus?

  • Brazil /ka.vaˌlĩ.ɲu.d͡ʒiˈdews/
  • Brazil [ka.vaˌlĩ.j̃u.d͡ʒiˈdeʊ̯s]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.