grisu

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See also: grisú and grisù

Portuguese

Alternative forms

grisou, grisú (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French grisou,^[1]^[2] from Walloon grisou.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈzu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈzu/

Hyphenation: gri‧su

Noun

grisu m (plural grisus)

firedamp (inflammable gas in coal mines)

References

^ “grisu” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “grisu” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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