livro de fumos
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “book of smokes”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈfũ.mus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈfũ.muʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.vɾo de ˈfu.mos/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈli.vɾu dɨ ˈfu.muʃ/ [ˈli.vɾu ðɨ ˈfu.muʃ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈli.bɾu dɨ ˈfu.muʃ/ [ˈli.βɾu ðɨ ˈfu.muʃ]
Noun
livro de fumos m (plural livros de fumos)
- (historical) notebook where goldsmiths made impressions of their pieces passed through smoke, in order to record their shapes and dimensions
Further reading
- “livro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025