brejal

Portuguese

Etymology

From brejo +‎ -al or breja +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾeˈʒaw/ [bɾeˈʒaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɨˈʒal/ [bɾɨˈʒaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɨˈʒa.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: bre‧jal

Noun

brejal m (plural brejais)

  1. wetland, marsh, swamp
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano