enxaimel

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• enxamel

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʃajˈmɛw/ [ẽ.ʃaɪ̯ˈmɛʊ̯], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʃajˈmɛw/ [ĩ.ʃaɪ̯ˈmɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ʃajˈmɛl/ [ẽ.ʃajˈmɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ʃajˈmɛl/ [ẽ.ʃajˈmɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ʃajˈmɛ.li/

Noun

enxaimel m (plural enxaiméis)

1. (architecture) half-timbering

Further reading

• “enxaimel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “enxaimel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• enxaimel on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt