pé-de-chumbo

See also: pé de chumbo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈʃũ.bu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ de ˈʃũ.bo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈʃũ.bu/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈʃũ.bu]

Noun

-de-chumbo m (plural pés-de-chumbo)

  1. (Brazil) scarlet cage (Salvia splendens)
    Synonyms: cardeal-do-brasil, sálvia-vermelha, sangue-de-adão, (Brazil) cardinala
  2. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of pé de chumbo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

See also