grisu

See also: grisú and grisù

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • grisú (1931-prescribed spelling)
  • grisou (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French grisou,[1][2] from Walloon grisou.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾiˈzu/

  • Hyphenation: gri‧su

Noun

grisu m (plural grisus)

  1. firedamp (inflammable gas in coal mines)

References

  1. ^ “grisu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “grisu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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