Bósforo

See also: Bosforo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Bosphoro (obsolete)
Bósphoro (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.fo.ɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʃ.fo.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.fo.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʃ.fu.ɾu/

Hyphenation: Bós‧fo‧ro

Proper noun

Bósforo m

Bosphorus (a strait in Turkey, separating Asia from Europe)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbosfoɾo/ [ˈbos.fo.ɾo]
Rhymes: -osfoɾo
Syllabification: Bós‧fo‧ro

Proper noun

Bósforo m

Bosphorus (a strait that passes through Istanbul)