para-vento

See also: paravento and pára-vento

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pára-vento (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From para (“stops”) +‎ vento (“wind”). Compare Italian paravento and French paravent.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈvẽ.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbẽ.tu/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈβẽ.tu]

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-ven‧to

Noun

para-vento m (plural para-ventos)

1. beach windbreak
2. screen, folding screen

   Synonym: biombo