recife

See also: Recife

Portuguese

recife

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَصِيف (raṣīf), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [heˈsi.fi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [heˈsi.fi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [χeˈsi.fi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsi.fe/ [heˈsi.fe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈsi.fɨ/

• Homophone: Recife
• Hyphenation: re‧ci‧fe

Noun

recife m (plural recifes)

1. (geography) reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)

   Synonyms: abrolho, (of sand) baixio, escolho, (Portugal) restinga

   Alternative form: arrecife

Related terms

• atol
• recifoso