estrada de ferro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• estrada-de-ferro (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [isˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.hu], /esˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [esˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [isˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.hu], /esˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [esˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [iʃˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.χu], /eʃˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [eʃˈtɾa.dɐ d͡ʒi ˈfɛ.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾa.da de ˈfɛ.ʁo/ [esˈtɾa.da de ˈfɛ.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾa.dɐ dɨ ˈfɛ.ʁu/ [(i)ʃˈtɾa.ðɐ ðɨ ˈfɛ.ʁu]

• Hyphenation: es‧tra‧da‧de‧fer‧ro

Noun

estrada de ferro f (plural estradas de ferro)

1. (Brazil) railway (track for trains, consisting of parallel rails)

   Synonyms: ferrovia, via-férrea, (Portugal) caminho de ferro