carpete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French carpette.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/ [kahˈpɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/ [kaχˈpɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻˈpɛ.te/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
  • Hyphenation: car‧pe‧te

Noun

carpete f (plural carpetes)

  1. fitted carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)
    Synonym: alcatifa

References

  1. ^ “carpete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “carpete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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