cambraia

Portuguese

Etymology

After Cambraia (“Cambrai”), a French commune where cambric was manufactured in 1596.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/ [kɐ̃ˈbɾaɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.a/ [kɐ̃ˈbɾaɪ̯.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/

Noun

cambraia f (plural cambraias)

cambric; batiste
Os itens são confeccionados em cambraia de linho, fustão e rendas de diversos materiais.
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
an ox, sheep or horse whose fur is all white
(Brazil, informal) cachaça

References

“cambraia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“cambraia” in iDicionário Aulete.

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