mãe-velha

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “old mother”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈvɛ.ʎa/ [ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ ˈvɛ.ʎa]

Noun

mãe-velha f (plural mães-velhas)

1. (Northeast Brazil) hammock very comfortable and with a lot of use

Further reading

• “mãe-velha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025