limpa-para-brisas

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• limpa-para-brisa
• limpa-pára-brisas, limpa-pára-brisa (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From limpa (“clean”) +‎ para-brisas (“windshield”). Compare Galician limpaparabrisas and Spanish limpiaparabrisas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlĩ.pɐˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlĩ.pɐˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌlĩ.pɐˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlĩ.paˌpa.ɾaˈbɾi.zas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlĩ.pɐˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐʃ/ [ˌlĩ.pɐˌpa.ɾɐˈβɾi.zɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: lim‧pa‧-pa‧ra‧-bri‧sas

Noun

limpa-para-brisas m (invariable)

1. windshield wiper