camisa de força
Catalan
Noun
camisa de força f (plural camises de força)
- straitjacket (garment that prevents arm movement)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- camisa-de-força (pre-1990 spelling)
Etymology
Literally, “force shirt”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoh.sɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoɾ.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoχ.sɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈmi.za de ˈfoɻ.sa/
Noun
camisa de força f (plural camisas de força)
- (Brazil) straitjacket (garment that prevents arm movement)
- Synonym: colete de forças
Further reading
- “camisa de força”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025