víveres

See also: viveres

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French vivres.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.ve.ɾis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈvi.ve.ɾiʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.ve.ɾes/
 

  • Hyphenation: ví‧ve‧res

Noun

víveres m pl (plural only)

  1. food supplies, provisions

References

  1. ^ víveres”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ víveres”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vivres, from vivre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbibeɾes/ [ˈbi.β̞e.ɾes]
  • Rhymes: -ibeɾes
  • Syllabification: ví‧ve‧res

Noun

víveres m pl (plural only)

  1. army food rations
  2. food, groceries
  3. (Dominican Republic) starchy foods including roots and plantains

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