verniz

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, a borrowing from Medieval Latin vernīcem (“varnish”) < veronīx, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈnis/ [veɦˈnis]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /veɾˈnis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʁˈniʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɻˈnis/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈniʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨɾˈniʃ/

Hyphenation: ver‧niz

Noun

verniz m (plural vernizes)

varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)
(uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish
(figurative) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)
Synonym: máscara

Derived terms

verniz-da-china
verniz de unha
verniz-do-japão

Related terms

envernizadela
envernizado
envernizador
envernizadura
envernizamento
envernizar
vernizagem
vernizar
vernizeira

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