Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (a rope, string) (compare Portuguese corda).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koɦ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koɾ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾa/ [koɻ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: cor‧di‧lhei‧ra

Noun

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cordilheira f (plural cordilheiras)

  1. mountain range