iate

See also: iäte, iatê, ia te, and -iate

Portuguese

Iate

Etymology

Borrowed from English yacht, from Middle Dutch jaght (modern jacht).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈja.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈja.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈja.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈja.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -at͡ʃi, (Portugal) -atɨ
• Hyphenation: i‧a‧te

Noun

iate m (plural iates)

1. (nautical) yacht

Derived terms

• iatismo
• iatista

Further reading

• “iate”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “iate”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025