coruchéu

Portuguese

Etymology

From French clocher (“bell tower”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ɾuˈʃɛw/ [ko.ɾuˈʃɛʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾuˈʃɛw/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾuˈt͡ʃɛw/

Noun

coruchéu m (plural coruchéus)

spire (pyramidal roof)

Further reading

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