Bósforo

See also: Bosforo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Bosphoro (obsolete)
• Bósphoro (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.fo.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.fo.ɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʃ.fo.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.fo.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʃ.fu.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: Bós‧fo‧ro

Proper noun

Bósforo m

1. Bosphorus (a strait in Turkey, separating Asia from Europe)

Spanish

Proper noun

Bósforo m

1. Bosphorus (a strait that passes through Istanbul)