baluarte
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark.
Noun
baluarte m (plural s)
- (figuratively) linchpin (central cohesive source of stability and security)
- bulwark (a defensive wall or rampart)
- bulwark (a defense or safeguard)
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark.
Pronunciation
Noun
baluarte m (plural baluartes)
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- pt:Walls and fences
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