via-sacra
Portuguese
Etymology
From via (“way”) + sacra (“sacred”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ɐˈsa.kɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvi.aˈsa.kɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ɐˈsa.kɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ɐˈsa.kɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: vi‧a‧-sa‧cra
Noun
via-sacra f (plural vias-sacras)
- (Christianity) The Way of the Cross
- Synonym: via-crúcis
Further reading
- “via-sacra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025