contêiner

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• container

Etymology

Borrowed from English container.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈtej.neʁ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈtej.neʁ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈtej.neɾ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈtej.neʁ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈtej.neɻ/ [kõˈteɪ̯.neɻ]

• Hyphenation: con‧têi‧ner

Noun

contêiner m (plural contêineres or (rare) contêiners)

1. (Brazil) container (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

   Synonym: (Portugal) contentor