restinga

See also: Restinga

Galician

Alternative forms

• restringa

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈtiŋɡa̝/

Noun

restinga f (plural restingas)

1. sandbank, sandbar, spit (narrow, pointed, sandy peninsula)

   Synonyms: barra, taro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “restinga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “restinga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “restinga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [hesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [hesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeʃˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [χeʃˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/ [hesˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃˈtĩ.ɡɐ/

• Hyphenation: res‧tin‧ga

Noun

restinga f (plural restingas)

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

   Synonyms: recife, arrecife, escolho

2. spit, sandbar (narrow, pointed, sandy peninsula)
3. (Brazil) vegetation next to a body of water

Coordinate terms

• vau, vado, baixo, baixio, esparcel, parcel, sirte

Further reading

• “restinga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “restinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• restinga on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈtinɡa/ [resˈt̪ĩŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -inɡa
• Syllabification: res‧tin‧ga

Noun

restinga f (plural restingas)

1. sandbar

Further reading

• “restinga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10