verniz

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, a borrowing from Medieval Latin vernīcem (“varnish”) < veronīx, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈnis/ [veɦˈnis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁˈnis/ [veɦˈnis]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /veɾˈnis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʁˈniʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɻˈnis/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈniʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾˈniʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨɾˈniʃ/

• Hyphenation: ver‧niz

Noun

verniz m (plural vernizes)

1. varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)
2. (uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish
3. (figurative) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)

   Synonym: máscara

Derived terms

• verniz-da-china
• verniz de unha
• verniz-do-japão

Related terms

• envernizadela
• envernizado
• envernizador
• envernizadura
• envernizamento
• envernizar
• vernizagem
• vernizar
• vernizeira