contêiner

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English container.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈtej.neʁ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõˈtej.neɾ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõˈtej.neʁ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈtej.neɻ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neɻ]

  • Hyphenation: con‧têi‧ner

Noun

contêiner m (plural contêineres or (rare) contêiners)

  1. (Brazil) container (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
    Synonym: (Portugal) contentor

References

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