caminho-de-ferro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• caminho de ferro

Etymology

Calque of French chemin de fer

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˌmi.ɲu.dɨˈfɛ.ʁu/ [kɐˌmi.ɲu.ðɨˈfɛ.ʁu]

Noun

caminho-de-ferro m (plural caminhos-de-ferro)

1. (in the plural, Portugal) railway (track for trains, consisting of parallel rails)

   Synonyms: ferrovia, via-férrea, (Brazil) estrada-de-ferro