cambraia

Portuguese

Etymology

After Cambraia (“Cambrai”), a French commune where cambric was manufactured in 1596.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/ [kɐ̃ˈbɾaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/ [kɐ̃ˈbɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.a/ [kɐ̃ˈbɾaɪ̯.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/

Noun

cambraia f (plural cambraias)

1. cambric; batiste

   As roupas são feitas de cambraia.

   The clothes are made of cambric

2. an ox, sheep or horse whose fur is all white
3. (Brazil, informal) cachaça

References

• “cambraia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “cambraia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025