virabrequim
Portuguese
Etymology
From French vilebrequin.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.ɾa.bɾeˈkĩ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vi.ɾɐ.bɾɨˈkĩ/ [vi.ɾɐ.βɾɨˈkĩ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.ɾɐ.bɾɨˈkĩ/ [bi.ɾɐ.βɾɨˈkĩ]
- Hyphenation: vi‧ra‧bre‧quim
Noun
virabrequim m (plural virabrequins)
- crankshaft (a rotating shaft that drives a crank)
- Synonym: cambota
Related terms
Further reading
- “virabrequim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “virabrequim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026