chamarra

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chamarra, possibly from Arabic سَمُّور (sammūr).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈma.ʁɐ/ [ʃaˈma.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈma.ʁɐ/ [ʃaˈma.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈma.ʁɐ/ [ʃaˈma.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈma.ʁa/ [ʃaˈma.ha]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈma.ʁɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈma.ʁɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈma.ʁɐ/

Noun

chamarra f (plural chamarras)

1. jacket, coat

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic سَمُّور (sammūr), from Persian سمور (samur); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈmara/ [t͡ʃaˈma.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: cha‧ma‧rra

Noun

chamarra f (plural chamarras)

1. jacket, coat

Further reading

• “chamarra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014