reduto

See also: Reduto

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reductus, cognate with English redoubt.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈdu.tu/ [heˈdu.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈdu.tu/ [χeˈdu.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈdu.to/ [heˈdu.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈdu.tu/ [ʁɨˈðu.tu]

  • Rhymes: -utu
  • Hyphenation: re‧du‧to

Noun

reduto m (plural redutos)

  1. enclosure fortified inside a fortress
  2. (figurative) stronghold, place of refuge or survival [by a particular group]
  3. (figurative, by extension) meeting place, hangout

References
  • HOUAISS, A. and DE SALLES VILLAR, M. Minidicionário Houaiss da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2008.
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