para-brisa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• para-brisas (Portugal)
• pára-brisa, pára-brisas (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Calque of French pare-brise. By surface analysis, para (“stops”) +‎ brisa (“breeze”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈbɾi.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈβɾi.zɐ]

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-bri‧sa

Noun

para-brisa m (plural para-brisas)

1. (Brazil) windshield, windscreen

   Synonym: (Portugal) para-brisas

Derived terms

• limpa-para-brisa