escafandro

Portuguese

Etymology

From French scaphandre, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “boat”) and ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”). Term first used in French in 1775 by Jean-Baptiste de la Chappelle. Cognate with Spanish escafandra.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/, /es.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/, /eʃ.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈfɐ̃.dɾu/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu
Hyphenation: es‧ca‧fan‧dro

Noun

escafandro m (plural escafandros)

diving suit

Further reading

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