sobral

Portuguese

Etymology

From sobro (“cork oak”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /soˈbɾaw/ [soˈbɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈbɾal/ [suˈβɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈbɾa.li/ [suˈβɾa.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: so‧bral

Noun

sobral m (plural sobrais)

  1. a grove (or any aggregation) of cork oaks (Quercus suber)
    Synonym: sobreiral

Further reading

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