reduto

See also: Reduto

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reductus, cognate with English redoubt.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈdu.tu/ [heˈdu.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈdu.tu/ [heˈdu.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈdu.tu/ [χeˈdu.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈdu.to/ [heˈdu.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈdu.tu/ [ʁɨˈðu.tu]

• Rhymes: -utu
• Hyphenation: re‧du‧to

Noun

reduto m (plural redutos)

1. enclosure fortified inside a fortress
2. (figurative) stronghold, place of refuge or survival [by a particular group]
3. (figurative, by extension) meeting place, hangout

References

• HOUAISS, A. and DE SALLES VILLAR, M. Minidicionário Houaiss da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2008.