paraquedista
Portuguese
Etymology
From paraquedas + -ista.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.keˈd͡ʒis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.keˈd͡ʒiʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.keˈd͡ʒis.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐ.kɨˈdiʃ.tɐ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐ.kɨˈðiʃ.tɐ]
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧que‧dis‧ta
Noun
paraquedista m or f by sense (plural paraquedistas)
- parachutist, skydiver (someone who jumps with a parachute)
- (military) paratrooper
Related terms
Further reading
- “paraquedista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “paraquedista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026