fita-do-mar

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “tape of the sea”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.tɐ.duˈma(ʁ)/ [ˌfi.tɐ.duˈma(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.tɐ.duˈma(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.tɐ.duˈma(ʁ)/ [ˌfi.tɐ.duˈma(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.tɐ.duˈma(ɻ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.ta.doˈma(ʁ)/ [ˌfi.ta.doˈma(h)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.tɐ.duˈmaɾ/ [ˌfi.tɐ.ðuˈmaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.tɐ.duˈma.ɾi/ [ˌfi.tɐ.ðuˈma.ɾi]

Hyphenation: fi‧ta‧do‧mar

Noun

fita-do-mar f (plural fitas-do-mar)

eelgrass (Zostera marina), a beach plant with long, slender leaves

Further reading

“fita-do-mar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026