couraça

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin coriācea (vestis), from coriāceus, from Latin corium. Compare French cuirasse, source of English cuirass.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko(w)ˈɾa.sɐ/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.sɐ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ko(w)ˈɾa.sɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kowˈɾa.sɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /koˈɾa.sɐ/

  • Rhymes: -asɐ

Noun

couraça f (plural couraças)

  1. any piece of armour made of leather
  2. breastplate
  3. cuirass

Further reading

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