livro de fumos

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “book of smokes”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈfũ.mus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈfũ.mus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈfũ.muʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾo de ˈfu.mos/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu dɨ ˈfu.muʃ/ [ˈli.vɾu ðɨ ˈfu.muʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu dɨ ˈfu.muʃ/ [ˈli.vɾu ðɨ ˈfu.muʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾu dɨ ˈfu.muʃ/ [ˈli.βɾu ðɨ ˈfu.muʃ]

Noun

livro de fumos m (plural livros de fumos)

1. (historical) notebook where goldsmiths made impressions of their pieces passed through smoke, in order to record their shapes and dimensions

Further reading

• “livro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025