andaime

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly derived from andar, or Arabic الدَاعِم (ad-dāʕim, “supporter”).[1] Compare Spanish andamio.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈdaj.mi/ [ɐ̃ˈdaɪ̯.mi], /ɐ̃ˈdɐj.mi/ [ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.mi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈdaj.me/ [ɐ̃ˈdaɪ̯.me], /ɐ̃ˈdɐj.me/ [ɐ̃ˈdɐɪ̯.me]

  • Hyphenation: an‧dai‧me

Noun

andaime m (plural andaimes)

  1. scaffold
    Synonym: bailéu
    • 2016 May 17, Casa do Construtor, 0:17 from the start, in Como montar andaimes‎[1], via Youtube:
      Para se trabalhar na construção civil em locais altos, são necessários painéis metálicos que, montados, formam os andaimes.
      /ɐ̃ˈdɐjmis/
      To work in civil construction in high places, metal panels are needed which, when assembled, form scaffolding.
  2. (architecture, military) wall walk, allure (protected pathway on a wall of a city or castle)
    Synonyms: adarve, caminho de ronda

References

  1. ^ A. B. H. Ferreira, Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, second edition (Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986), page 116

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