jarreteira

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French jarretière. By surface analysis, jarrete +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒa.ʁeˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [ʒa.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒa.ʁeˈte(j).ɾɐ/ [ʒa.χeˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒa.ʁeˈte(j).ɾa/ [ʒa.heˈte(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: jar‧re‧tei‧ra

Noun

jarreteira f (plural jarreteiras)

  1. garter (band around leg)
    Synonym: liga

Further reading

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