blindagem

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French blindage (“armour”).[1][2] By surface analysis, from blindar (“to shield”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /blĩˈda.ʒẽj̃/ [blĩˈda.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /blĩˈda.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: blin‧da‧gem

Noun

blindagem f (plural blindagens)

  1. shield
  2. (electronics) screening
  3. (military) armor; armour plating
  4. (economics) voting cap

References
  1. “blindagem” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “blindagem” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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