pedra-pomes

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɾɐˈpõ.mis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɾɐˈpõ.mis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɾɐˈpõ.miʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɾaˈpo.mes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.dɾɐˈpo.mɨʃ/ [ˌpɛ.ðɾɐˈpo.mɨʃ]

Noun

pedra-pomes f (plural pedras-pomes)

1. pumice (light, porous type of igneous rock)

   Synonym: púmice

Further reading

• “pedra-pomes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pedra-pomes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026