altosa

Portuguese

Etymology

From alto +‎ -osa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɔ.zɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtɔ.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɔ.zɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈtɔ.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtɔ.za/ [aʊ̯ˈtɔ.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtɔ.zɐ/ [aɫˈtɔ.zɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɔzɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧to‧sa

Noun

altosa f (plural altosas)

1. a wool longer than ordinary wool

Further reading

• “altosa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024