camisa de força

Catalan

Noun

camisa de força f (plural camises de força)

1. straitjacket (garment that prevents arm movement)

Portuguese

Uma camisa de força

Alternative forms

• camisa-de-força (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “force shirt”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoh.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoh.sɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoɾ.sɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoχ.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi.za de ˈfoɻ.sa/

Noun

camisa de força f (plural camisas de força)

1. (Brazil) straitjacket (garment that prevents arm movement)

   Synonym: colete de forças

Further reading

• “camisa de força”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025