barragem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French barrage.[1][2] By surface analysis, barrar (“to bar”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁa.ʒẽj̃/ [baˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧gem

Noun

barragem f (plural barragens)

  1. dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)
    Synonym: represa

References

  1. ^ “barragem”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “barragem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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