raposa

See also: Raposa, rapôsa, and răposa

Galician

Noun

raposa f (plural raposas)

  1. vixen (animal)

Portuguese

raposa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish raposa (“fox”), probably from Latin rāpum (“turnip”) + -ōsus.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.ˈpo.zɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.ˈpo.zɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧po‧sa

Noun

raposa f (plural raposas)

  1. fox (any canid of the genus Vulpes)
    • 2015, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, O Pequeno Príncipe, Pelekanos Books →ISBN
      – Os homens, disse a raposa, têm fuzis e caçam. É bem incômodo!
      “The men”, said the fox, “have rifles and they hunt. It’s quite bothersome!”
  2. (specifically) vixen (female fox)
  3. (Brazil) opposum (any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae)
  4. (usually pejorative) fox (a sly or cunning person)

Usage notes

Raposa is one of the few feminines that are used by default (when the referent’s sex is unknown or irrelevant).

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Spanish

Noun

raposa f (plural raposas, masculine raposo, masculine plural raposos)

  1. feminine equivalent of raposo
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