para-brisa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of French pare-brise.[1] By surface analysis, para (“stops”) +‎ brisa (“breeze”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈbɾi.za/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈβɾi.zɐ]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-bri‧sa

Noun

para-brisa m (plural para-brisas)

  1. (Brazil) windshield, windscreen
    Synonym: (Portugal) para-brisas

Derived terms

  • limpa-para-brisa

References

  1. ^ “para-brisas”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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