ranhura

Portuguese

Etymology

From French rainure. Compare Spanish ranura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ̃ˈɲu.ɾɐ/ [hɐ̃ˈj̃u.ɾɐ]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈɲu.ɾɐ/

Noun

ranhura f (plural ranhuras)

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

Further reading

• “ranhura” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.