espinhaço

Portuguese

Etymology

From espinha +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pĩˈɲa.su/ [is.pĩˈj̃a.su], /es.pĩˈɲa.su/ [es.pĩˈj̃a.su]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pĩˈɲa.su/ [iʃ.pĩˈj̃a.su], /eʃ.pĩˈɲa.su/ [eʃ.pĩˈj̃a.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.piˈɲa.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲa.su/

Noun

espinhaço m (plural espinhaços)

(anatomy) spine
(geography) ridge

Further reading

“espinhaço” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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