espinhaço

Portuguese

Etymology

From espinha +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pĩˈɲa.su/ [is.pĩˈj̃a.su], /es.pĩˈɲa.su/ [es.pĩˈj̃a.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pĩˈɲa.su/ [is.pĩˈj̃a.su], /es.pĩˈɲa.su/ [es.pĩˈj̃a.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pĩˈɲa.su/ [iʃ.pĩˈj̃a.su], /eʃ.pĩˈɲa.su/ [eʃ.pĩˈj̃a.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.piˈɲa.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲa.su/

Noun

espinhaço m (plural espinhaços)

1. (anatomy) spine
2. (geography) ridge

Further reading

• “espinhaço” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.