cariacu

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cariacú (1931-prescribed spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Nheengatu kariakú, of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧a‧cu === Noun === cariacu m (plural cariacus) (Brazil) white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, a deer of the Americas) Synonyms: suaçuapara, veado-de-cauda-branca ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, cariacu-macho for male and cariacu-fêmea for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so. === Further reading === “cariacu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cariacu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cariacu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “cariacu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN