paraquedas

See also: pára-quedas

Portuguese

paraquedas

Alternative forms

• pára-quedas (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From para (“stops”) +‎ quedas (“falls”), a calque of French parachute, from para- (“protection against”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.dɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.dɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.dɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈkɛ.das/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈkɛ.dɐʃ/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈkɛ.ðɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧que‧das

Noun

paraquedas m (invariable)

1. parachute

Usage notes

Contrary to most others verb-noun compounds, such as para-sol or guarda-chuva, paraquedas is written as a single word.