lamaçal

Portuguese

Etymology

From lama +‎ -açal

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.maˈsaw/ [la.maˈsaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.mɐˈsal/ [lɐ.mɐˈsaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.mɐˈsal/ [lɐ.mɐˈsaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.mɐˈsa.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: la‧ma‧çal

Noun

lamaçal m (plural lamaçais)

1. slough (muddy or marshy area)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano

Related terms

• lama

References

• “lamaçal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024