recife

See also: Recife

Portuguese

recife

Etymology

From the Arabic رَصِيف‎ (raṣīf, “pier, platform, wharf”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [heˈsi.fi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [χeˈsi.fi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsi.fe/ [heˈsi.fe]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈsi.fɨ/

Homophone: Recife
Hyphenation: re‧ci‧fe

Noun

recife m (plural recifes)

(geography) reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Synonyms: abrolho, arrecife, (of sand) baixio, escolho, (Portugal) restinga

Related terms

atol
recifoso

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