gurupés

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(j)s/ [ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(j)s/ [ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(j)ʃ/ [ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈpɛʃ/

• Rhymes: -ɛs, -ɛjs, -ɛʃ
• Hyphenation: gu‧ru‧pés

Noun

gurupés m (plural gurupeses)

1. (nautical) bowsprit (spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel)

Further reading

• “gurupés”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “gurupés”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024