caminho de ferro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• caminho-de-ferro (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Calque of French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈmi.ɲu dɨ ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [kɐˈmi.ɲu ðɨ ˈfɛ.ʁu]

Noun

caminho de ferro m (plural caminhos de ferro)

1. (in the plural, Portugal) railway (track for trains, consisting of parallel rails)

   Synonyms: ferrovia, via-férrea, (Brazil) estrada de ferro