parapeito

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Calque of Italian parapetto. By surface analysis, para (stops) +‎ peito (chest).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈpej.tu/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈpeɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈpej.to/ [ˌpa.ɾaˈpeɪ̯.to]
 

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧pei‧to

Noun

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parapeito m (plural parapeitos)

  1. parapet (low wall to prevent people from falling over an edge)