turfe
Middle English
Noun
turfe
- alternative form of turf
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtur.fe/, [ˈturˠ.ve]
Noun
turfe
- genitive singular of turf
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English turf. Doublet of turfa.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtuʁ.fi/ [ˈtuh.fi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈtuɾ.fi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtuʁ.fi/ [ˈtuχ.fi]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈtuɻ.fi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtuʁ.fe/ [ˈtuh.fe]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtuɾ.fɨ/
- Rhymes: -uʁfi, -uɾfɨ
- Hyphenation: tur‧fe
Noun
turfe m (plural turfes)
- (horse racing) turf (a racetrack for horses)
- Synonym: hipódromo
- horse racing (the sport of racing and betting on horses)
Further reading
- “turfe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “turfe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “turfe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “turfe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN