para-lama

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• para-lamas
• pára-lama, pára-lamas (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From para (“stops”) +‎ lama (“mud”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈlɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈlɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈlɐ.ma/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈlɐ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈlɐ.mɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈla.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-la‧ma

Noun

para-lama m (plural para-lamas)

1. mudguard (a flap behind the wheel of a vehicle)

   Synonym: guarda-lamas