coxilha

See also: Coxilha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuchilla.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʃi.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʃi.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʃi.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʃi.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -iʎɐ
• Hyphenation: co‧xi‧lha

Noun

coxilha f (plural coxilhas)

1. vast expanse of land marked by a succession of hills and covered by vegetation that serves as pasture for animals, characteristic landscape of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

Further reading

• “coxilha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “coxilha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025