couraça

Portuguese
Um soldado com uma couraça.

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin coriācea (vestis), from coriāceus, from Latin corium. Compare French cuirasse, source of English cuirass.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko(w)ˈɾa.sɐ/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.sɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko(w)ˈɾa.sa/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈɾa.sa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ko(w)ˈɾa.sɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kowˈɾa.sɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /koˈɾa.sɐ/

  • Rhymes: -asɐ

Noun

couraça f (plural couraças)

  1. any piece of armour made of leather
  2. breastplate
  3. cuirass
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.