desfile

See also: desfilé

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /desˈfi.li/, /d͡ʒisˈfi.li/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃˈfi.li/, /d͡ʒiʃˈfi.li/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /desˈfi.le/

Noun

desfile m (plural desfiles)

  1. parade (organized procession)
    Synonym: parada

Etymology 2

Verb

desfile

  1. inflection of desfilar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desˈfile/ [d̪esˈfi.le]
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Syllabification: des‧fi‧le

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desfilar. Compare English defile (“a narrow pass between mountains”).

Noun

desfile m (plural desfiles)

  1. parade
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

desfile

  1. inflection of desfilar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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