ababangai

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ababangaí

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay ababangay. First attested in 1871.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.bɐ̃ˈɡaj/ [a.ba.bɐ̃ˈɡaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.bɐ̃ˈɡaj/ [ɐ.βɐ.βɐ̃ˈɡaj]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ban‧gai

Noun

ababangai m (plural ababangais)

1. (botany) midnight horror (Oroxylon indicum)

References

• “ababangai” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “ababangai” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.