lança-chamas

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of German Flammenwerfer (“flamethrower”, literally “shoots-flames”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ̃.mɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ̃.mɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ̃.mɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.saˈʃɐ.mas/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ.mɐʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈʃɐ.mɐʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlɐ̃.sɐˈt͡ʃa.mɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: lan‧ça‧-cha‧mas

Noun

lança-chamas m (invariable)

1. flamethrower