lava-pés
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lava pees. By surface analysis, lava (“washes”) + pés (“feet”), literally “feet washing”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌla.vɐˈpɛ(j)s/ [ˌla.vɐˈpɛ(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌla.vɐˈpɛ(j)ʃ/ [ˌla.vɐˈpɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌla.vaˈpɛ(j)s/ [ˌla.vaˈpɛ(ɪ̯)s]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌla.vɐˈpɛʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌla.bɐˈpɛʃ/ [ˌla.βɐˈpɛʃ]
Noun
- (Christianity) maundy (ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors)
Noun
- ellipsis of formiga-lava-pés (“fire ant”)
Noun
lava-pés
- plural of lava-pé
Further reading
- “lava-pés”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “lava-pés”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “lava-pés”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “lava-pés”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN