escafandro

Portuguese

Etymology

From French scaphandre, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “boat”) and ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”). Term first used in French in 1775 by Jean-Baptiste de la Chappelle. Cognate with Spanish escafandra.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/, /es.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/, /eʃ.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kaˈfɐ̃.dɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈfɐ̃.dɾu/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu
  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧fan‧dro

Noun

escafandro m (plural escafandros)

  1. diving suit
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