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unha-de-gato

Portuguese, noun/ˌũ.ɲɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/

unha-de-gato is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “catsfoot, cudweed (common name given to various plants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does unha-de-gato mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecatsfoot, cudweed (common name given to various plants)

  2. 2

    femininecat's claw (Acacia plumosa, a medicinal plant of Brazil)

  3. 3

    femininecat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa, a tropical plant of South and Central America)

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

Forms of unha-de-gato

  • unhas-de-gato plural

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

How do you pronounce unha-de-gato?

  • Brazil /ˌũ.ɲɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu/
  • Brazil [ˌũ.j̃ɐ.d͡ʒiˈɡa.tu]
  • Portugal /ˌu.ɲɐ.dɨˈɡa.tu/

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