briza
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from taxonomic name Briza.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾi.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾi.za/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾi.zɐ/
- Hyphenation: bri‧za
- Homophone: brisa
Noun
briza f (plural brizas)
- quaking grasses (Briza)
- Synonyms: bole-bole, bule-bule
Further reading
- “briza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “briza”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “briza”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “briza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾiθa/ [ˈbɾi.θa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾisa/ [ˈbɾi.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iθa (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -isa (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: bri‧za
- Homophone: (Latin America) brisa
Verb
briza
- inflection of brizar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative