caminho de pé posto

Portuguese

Etymology

From caminho (“path”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ pé (“foot”) +‎ posto (“placed”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmĩ.ɲu d͡ʒi ˈpɛ ˈpos.tu/ [kaˈmĩ.j̃u d͡ʒi ˈpɛ ˈpos.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmĩ.ɲu d͡ʒi ˈpɛ ˈpos.tu/ [kaˈmĩ.j̃u d͡ʒi ˈpɛ ˈpos.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈmĩ.ɲu d͡ʒi ˈpɛ ˈpoʃ.tu/ [kaˈmĩ.j̃u d͡ʒi ˈpɛ ˈpoʃ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi.ɲo de ˈpɛ ˈpos.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈmi.ɲu dɨ ˈpɛ ˈpoʃ.tu/ [kɐˈmi.ɲu ðɨ ˈpɛ ˈpoʃ.tu]

• Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧nho‧de‧pé‧pos‧to

Noun

caminho de pé posto m (plural caminhos de pé posto)

1. narrow track, worn by the repeated passage of people

   Synonyms: atalho, carreiro

Related terms

• caminho de cabras
• caminho de ronda

Further reading

• “caminho de pé posto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025