cordilheira

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”) (compare Portuguese corda).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koɦ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koɦ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koɾ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾa/ [koɻ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎej.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎej.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎe.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎe.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: cor‧di‧lhei‧ra

Noun

cordilheira f (plural cordilheiras)

1. mountain range