cambraia

Portuguese

Etymology

After Cambraia (“Cambrai”), a French commune where cambric was manufactured in 1596.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/ [kɐ̃ˈbɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.a/ [kɐ̃ˈbɾaɪ̯.a]

Noun

cambraia f (plural cambraias)

  1. cambric; batiste
    As roupas são feitas de cambraia.
    The clothes are made of cambric
  2. an ox, sheep or horse whose fur is all white
  3. (Brazil, informal) cachaça

References

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