ferro-velho
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/ [ˌfɛ.huˈvɛ.ʎu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/ [ˌfɛ.χuˈvɛ.ʎu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvɛ.ʎo/ [ˌfɛ.hoˈvɛ.ʎo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈbɛ.ʎu/ [ˌfɛ.ʁuˈβɛ.ʎu]
- Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧ve‧lho
Noun
ferro-velho m (plural ferros-velhos)
- scrapyard (a junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold)
- (uncountable) scrap (discarded metal)