arcobotante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French arc-boutant.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaʁ.ku.boˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ˌah.ku.boˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaʁ.ku.boˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ˌah.ku.boˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌaɾ.ku.boˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌaʁ.ku.boˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ˌaχ.ku.boˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaɻ.ko.boˈtɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaɾ.ku.buˈtɐ̃.tɨ/ [ˌaɾ.ku.βuˈtɐ̃.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: ar‧co‧bo‧tan‧te

Noun

arcobotante m (plural arcobotantes)

1. (architecture) flying buttress (buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports)