recife

See also: Recife

Portuguese

recife

Alternative forms

  • arrecife (from الرَصِيف (ar-raṣīf))

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic رَصِيف (raṣīf).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [heˈsi.fi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [χeˈsi.fi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈsi.fe/ [heˈsi.fe]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ifi, (Portugal) -ifɨ
  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Homophone: Recife
  • Hyphenation: re‧ci‧fe

Noun

recife m (plural recifes)

  1. (geography) reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
    Synonyms: abrolho m, (of sand) baixio m, escolho m, (Portugal) restinga f

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