várzea

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʁ.ze.ɐ/ [ˈvaɦ.ze.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʁ.ze.ɐ/ [ˈvaɦ.ze.ɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɾ.ze.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʁ.ze.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɻ.ze.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɾ.zjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɾ.zjɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾ.zjɐ/

• Hyphenation: vár‧ze‧a

Noun

várzea f (plural várzeas)

1. (geography) floodplain (a plain adjacent to a river that experiences flooding)

   Synonyms: vargem, planície de inundação

2. plain (large flat area)

   Synonyms: planície, vereda

3. (Brazil) Synonym of futebol de várzea (“soccer played informally, with relaxed or arbitrary rules”)