barragem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French barrage. By surface analysis, barrar (“to bar”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁa.ʒẽj̃/ [baˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁa.ʒẽj̃/ [baˈha.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁa.ʒẽj̃/ [baˈχa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧gem

Noun

barragem f (plural barragens)

1. dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)

   Synonym: represa