azinhaga

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الزِنَقَة (az-zinaqa).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zĩˈɲa.ɡɐ/ [a.zĩˈj̃a.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zĩˈɲa.ɡɐ/ [a.zĩˈj̃a.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ziˈɲa.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ziˈɲa.ɡɐ/ [ɐ.ziˈɲa.ɣɐ]

• Homophone: Azinhaga
• Hyphenation: a‧zi‧nha‧ga

Noun

azinhaga f (plural azinhagas)

1. a narrow footpath lined with fences, walls or hedges, often between villages