miragem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French mirage (“mirage”). By surface analysis, mirar (“to look”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [miˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: mi‧ra‧gem

Noun

miragem f (plural miragens)

1. mirage (an optical phenomenon)

   Synonyms: espelhismo, fata morgana