Bastilha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Bastille.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈt͡ʃi.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈti.ʎɐ/

• Homophone: bastilha
• Rhymes: -iʎɐ
• Hyphenation: Bas‧ti‧lha

Proper noun

Bastilha f

1. Bastille (a former fortress and prison in Paris)

   a Tomada da Bastilha ― the Storming of the Bastille

Related terms

• bastilha