ranhura

Portuguese

Etymology

From French rainure. Compare Spanish ranura.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁɐ̃ˈɲu.ɾɐ/ [hɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁɐ̃ˈɲu.ɾɐ/ [χɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁɐˈɲu.ɾa/ [hɐˈɲu.ɾa]

Noun

ranhura f (plural ranhuras)

  1. slit; groove (narrow cut)
  2. (architecture) flute (groove in the shaft of a column)

Further reading

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