Monserrate

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Montserrat (obsolete)

Etymology

Named after Montserrat, mountain in Catalonia, from Catalan mont (“mount”) + serrat (“serrated; jagged”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõ.seˈʁa.t͡ʃi/ [mõ.seˈha.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõ.seˈʁa.t͡ʃi/ [mõ.seˈha.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mõ.seˈʁa.t͡ʃi/ [mõ.seˈχa.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõ.seˈʁa.te/ [mõ.seˈha.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.sɨˈʁa.tɨ/

Proper noun

Monserrate ?

1. Montserrat (an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)
2. a former parish of Viana do Castelo, Portugal