rodapé

Portuguese

Etymology

From rodar (“to turn”) +‎ pé (“foot”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁo.daˈpɛ/ [ho.daˈpɛ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁo.daˈpɛ/ [ho.daˈpɛ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁo.daˈpɛ/ [χo.daˈpɛ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dɐˈpɛ/ [ʁɔ.ðɐˈpɛ]

Noun

rodapé m (plural rodapés)

1. (architecture, carpentry) skirting board (panels on the angle between the floor and the wall)
2. (printing) foot (the bottom of a page)
3. clipping of nota de rodapé (footnote)

Further reading

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