garagem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French garage (garage).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [ɡaˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ra‧gem

Noun

garagem f (plural garagens)

  1. garage (place to store a car)
  2. garage (place where cars are repaired)
    Synonym: oficina

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tetum: garajen

References

  1. ^ garagem”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ garagem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025