cornija

Portuguese

Etymology

From Occitan cornís, from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈni.ʒɐ/ [koɦˈni.ʒɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾˈni.ʒɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁˈni.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻˈni.ʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈni.ʒɐ/

Hyphenation: cor‧ni‧ja

Noun

cornija f (plural cornijas)

(architecture) cornice (element of a building that directs rainwater away from the walls)

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