palafita

See also: palafită

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian palafitta.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.laˈfi.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.laˈfi.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.lɐˈfi.tɐ/

Noun

palafita f (plural palafitas)

lake dwelling, stilt house (a house raised on stilts over the surface of the soil or a body of water)

Related terms

palafítico

References

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

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