paraquedas

See also: pára-quedas

Portuguese
paraquedas

Alternative forms

Etymology

From para (“stops”) +‎ quedas (“falls”), a calque of French parachute, from para- (“protection against”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.dɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.dɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.das/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈkɛ.dɐʃ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈkɛ.ðɐʃ]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧que‧das

Noun

paraquedas m (invariable)

  1. parachute

Usage notes

Contrary to most others verb-noun compounds, such as para-sol or guarda-chuva, paraquedas is written as a single word.

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