enseada

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ seio (“curve, bend”) +‎ -ada, from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽo, from Latin sinus (“curve, bend”). Compare Spanish ensenada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈa.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈa.dɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.siˈa.dɐ/ [ẽ.sɪˈa.dɐ], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈsja.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.siˈa.dɐ/ [ĩ.sɪˈa.dɐ], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsja.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈa.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈa.dɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.siˈa.dɐ/ [ẽ.sɪˈa.dɐ], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈsja.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.siˈa.dɐ/ [ĩ.sɪˈa.dɐ], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsja.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈa.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈa.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈsja.dɐ/ [ẽˈsja.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: en‧se‧a‧da

Noun

enseada f (plural enseadas)

1. cove (a small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds)

   Synonyms: angra, caldeira

Related terms

• seio