estreito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• estreyto (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese estreito, from Latin strictus. Compare Spanish estrecho and French étroit. Doublet of estrito, which was a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈtɾɐj.tu/

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• Hyphenation: es‧trei‧to
• Rhymes: -ejtu

Adjective

1. narrow (having a small width)

   A rua é muito estreita para camiões.

   The street is too narrow for lorries.

2. close (of a relationship or connection)

   Eu me liguei a ele por meio de uma estreita amizade.

   I am bound to him by a close friendship.

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: stretu

Noun

estreito m (plural s)

1. (geography) strait

Verb

estreito