caminho de ferro
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Calque of French chemin de fer.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈmi.ɲu dɨ ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [kɐˈmi.ɲu ðɨ ˈfɛ.ʁu]
Noun
caminho de ferro m (plural caminhos de ferro)
- (in the plural, Portugal) railway (track for trains, consisting of parallel rails)
- Synonyms: ferrovia, via-férrea, (Brazil) estrada de ferro