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espinhaço

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From espinha +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pĩˈɲa.su/ [is.pĩˈj̃a.su], /es.pĩˈɲa.su/ [es.pĩˈj̃a.su]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pĩˈɲa.su/ [iʃ.pĩˈj̃a.su], /eʃ.pĩˈɲa.su/ [eʃ.pĩˈj̃a.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.piˈɲa.so/

Noun

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espinhaço m (plural espinhaços)

  1. (anatomy) spine
  2. (geography) ridge

Further reading

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