pilarete
Portuguese
Etymology
From pilar (“pillar”) + -ete.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.laˈɾe.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.laˈɾe.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pi.lɐˈɾe.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: pi‧la‧re‧te
Noun
pilarete m (plural pilaretes)
- diminutive of pilar
- Synonym: pilarzinho
- bollard (post preventing vehicles from entering pedestrian area)
Further reading
- “pilarete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “pilarete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026