rodovia

Portuguese

Etymology

From rodo- + via.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dɔˈvi.ɐ/ [ʁɔ.ðɔˈvi.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dɔˈvi.ɐ/ [ʁɔ.ðɔˈvi.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dɔˈbi.ɐ/ [ʁɔ.ðɔˈβi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dɔˈvi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: ro‧do‧vi‧a

Noun

rodovia f (plural rodovias)

1. highway (main, direct public road)

Hyponyms

• autoestrada

Derived terms

• rodoviária
• rodoviário

Further reading

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