freio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese frẽo, from Latin frēnum (“harness; bit; curb”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾej.u/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾej.o/

Noun

freio m (plural s)

1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
2. (anatomy) frenulum
3. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal)

Synonyms

• (brake): travão (Portugal), breque (Brazil)
• (frenulum): frênulo

Antonyms

• (brake): acelerador

Holonyms

• (bit): rédea, arreio

Derived terms

• freio ABS

Related terms

• freada
• freado
• frear

• frenação
• frenagem
• frenar