para-vento
See also: paravento and pára-vento
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- pára-vento (pre-1990 spelling)
Etymology
From para (“stops”) + vento (“wind”). Compare Italian paravento and French paravent.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈvẽ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbẽ.tu/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈβẽ.tu]
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-ven‧to
Noun
para-vento m (plural para-ventos)
- beach windbreak
- screen, folding screen
- Synonym: biombo