paraquedas

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See also: pára-quedas

Portuguese[edit]

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paraquedas

paraquedas

Alternative forms[edit]

pára-quedas (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From para (“stops”) +‎ quedas (“falls”), a calque of French parachute, from para- (“protection against”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.dɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.dɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.das/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈkɛ.dɐʃ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈkɛ.ðɐʃ]

Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧que‧das

Noun[edit]

paraquedas m (invariable)

parachute

Usage notes[edit]

Contrary to most others verb-noun compounds, such as para-sol or guarda-chuva, paraquedas is written as a single word.

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