Monte Evereste

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mount Everest.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmõ.t͡ʃi e.veˈɾɛs.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmõ.t͡ʃi e.veˈɾɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmõ.te e.veˈɾɛs.te/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌmõ.t‿i.vɨˈɾɛʃ.tɨ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌmõ.t‿i.bɨˈɾɛʃ.tɨ/ [ˌmõ.t‿i.βɨˈɾɛʃ.tɨ]

Proper noun

Monte Evereste m

  1. Mount Everest (a mountain in Himalayas, the world’s highest mountain)
    Synonym: Evereste
    • 1868 September 30, Diario de Pernambuco, number 223, Recife: Typ. O Diario, page 8, column 3:
      Mais perto do ceo.—Os tres pontos mais altos da superficie da terra, segundo os conhecimentos adqueridos até hoje, são:
      1º Guarisankar, ou monte Everest, na cordilheira de Himalaya, nas fronteiras de Nepal e do Thibet oriental; altura, 8,839 metros.
      2º Dapsang, no Karakorum, provincia da Nubia, no Thibet occidental; altura, 8,319 metros.
      3° Rachinjinga no Himalaya, nas frontaeras de Sikkim e do Thibet oriental; altura, 8,582 metros.
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