gola alta

Portuguese

Etymology

From gola (“collar”) +‎ alta (“high”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɐ ˈaw.tɐ/ [ˈɡɔ.lɐ ˈaʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɐ ˈaw.tɐ/ [ˈɡɔ.lɐ ˈaʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.la ˈaw.ta/ [ˈɡɔ.la ˈaʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɐ ˈal.tɐ/ [ˈɡɔ.lɐ ˈaɫ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: go‧la‧al‧ta

Noun

gola alta f (plural golas altas)

1. polo neck; turtleneck (high, close-fitting collar)

   Synonyms: gola rulê, gola olímpica

Related terms

• gola de bicos
• gola de couro
• gola direita
• gola reversa
• da gola

Further reading

• “gola alta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• gola alta on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt