ombreira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • umbreira

Etymology

From ombro +‎ -eira. Compare Spanish hombrera.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /õˈbɾe(j).ɾɐ/ [õˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /õˈbɾe(j).ɾa/ [õˈbɾe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, -ɐjɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: om‧brei‧ra

Noun

ombreira f (plural ombreiras)

  1. jamb, stile (vertical component of frame)
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      […] procurando à passagem o apoio de algo sólido, uma parede, a ombreira duma porta.
      […] in passing searching for the support of something solid: a wall, a door stile.
  2. shoulder pad

Further reading

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