verniz

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin vernix, vernice (varnish) < veronix, veronice, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Byzantine Greek, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, a city in Lybia).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Paulista" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /veɹ.ˈnis/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /veɻ.ˈnis/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "PT" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /vɨɾ.ˈniʃ/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧niz

Noun

verniz m (plural es)

  1. varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)
  2. (uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish
  3. (figurative) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)

Synonyms

  • (a deceptively showy appearance): máscara

Derived terms