miragem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French mirage (“mirage”). By surface analysis, mirar (“to look”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [miˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ra‧gem

Noun

miragem f (plural miragens)

  1. mirage (an optical phenomenon)
    Synonyms: espelhismo, fata morgana
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