peixe-boi
Portuguese, noun/ˌpe(j).ʃiˈboj/
peixe-boi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals of family Trichechidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mamífero aquático da família triquequídeo, pode ser encontrado tanto na variação de água doce quanto de água…”.
What does peixe-boi mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemanatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals of family Trichechidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mamífero aquático da família triquequídeo, pode ser encontrado tanto na variação de água doce quanto de água salgada
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Pará
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 peixe-boi
- peixes-boi plural
- peixes-bois plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peixe-boi?
- Brazil /ˌpe(j).ʃiˈboj/
- Brazil [ˌpe(ɪ̯).ʃiˈboɪ̯]
- Portugal /ˌpɐj.ʃɨˈboj/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peixe-boi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.