emú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "emu"

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ema, possibly with influence of nyandú (“rhea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmu]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈmu]

Noun

emú m (plural emús)

1. emu

Further reading

• “emú” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ema, possibly with influence of ñandú (“rhea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈmu/ [eˈmu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: e‧mú

Noun

emú m (plural emús or emúes)

1. emu

Further reading

• “emú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10