pé-direito

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “right foot”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈɾej.tu/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈɾej.tu/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈɾej.to/ [ˌpɛ.d͡ʒiˈɾeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.diˈɾɐj.tu/ [ˌpɛ.ðiˈɾɐj.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.diˈɾɐj.tu/ [ˌpɛ.ðiˈɾɐj.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.diˈɾej.tu/ [ˌpɛ.ðiˈɾej.tu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.diˈɾej.tu/ [ˌpɛ.ðiˈɾej.tu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.diˈɾe.tu/ [ˌpɛ.ðiˈɾe.tu]

• Hyphenation: pé‧-di‧rei‧to

Noun

pé-direito m (plural pés-direitos)

1. (architecture) the distance between the floor and the ceiling of a storey