parapeito

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of parar +‎ peito or borrowed from Italian parapetto.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾɐˈpej.tu/ [pa.ɾɐˈpeɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾaˈpej.to/ [pa.ɾaˈpeɪ̯.to]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejtu, -ɐjtu
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧pei‧to

Noun

parapeito m (plural parapeitos)

  1. parapet (a piece of wood, generally at chest height, that makes up the inside of a window and is used as support by people leaning against it)
  2. parapet (land mass that protects the defender from frontal fire and allows the firing of their weapon to occur)
  3. balustrade, guardrail (protection at the edge of piers, bridges, terraces, etc.)

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