enxoval

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الشَّوَار (aš-šawār, “wedding gift”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃoˈvaw/ [ẽ.ʃoˈvaʊ̯], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃoˈvaw/ [ĩ.ʃoˈvaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈval/ [ẽ.ʃuˈvaɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈbal/ [ẽ.ʃuˈβaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ʃuˈva.li/

  • Rhymes: -aw, -al
  • Hyphenation: en‧xo‧val

Noun

enxoval m (plural enxovais)

  1. layette (collection of clothes and objects necessary for the service and use of a baby or a person who is going to or is setting up a house)
    Synonym: bragal

Further reading

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