entreguerras

Portuguese

Etymology

entre- (“inter-”) +‎ guerras (“wars”)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/ [ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.hɐs], /ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/ [ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.hɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/ [ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.hɐs], /ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐs/ [ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.hɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/ [ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.χɐʃ], /ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/ [ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.χɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.ʁas/ [ˌẽ.tɾeˈɡɛ.has], /ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.ʁas/ [ˌẽ.tɾiˈɡɛ.has]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tɾɨˈɡɛ.ʁɐʃ/ [ẽ.tɾɨˈɣɛ.ʁɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: en‧tre‧guer‧ras

Noun

entreguerras m (uncountable)

1. (history) interwar (the period between two wars, especially the first and second world wars)

Adjective

entreguerras (invariable)

1. (history) interwar (relating to the time between two wars, especially the first and second world wars)

   durante o período entreguerras ― during the interwar period

Spanish

Noun

entreguerras f (uncountable)

1. interwar (the period of time between two wars)
2. plural of entreguerra

Related terms

• guerra

 

Further reading

• “entreguerras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10