para-brisa

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of French pare-brise.[1] By surface analysis, para (“stops”) +‎ brisa (“breeze”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbɾi.zɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈbɾi.za/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-bri‧sa

Noun

para-brisa m (plural para-brisas) (Brazilian spelling)

  1. windshield, windscreen

Derived terms
  • limpa-para-brisa

References
  1. “para-brisas” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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