para-vento

See also: paravento and pára-vento

Portuguese

Alternative forms

pára-vento (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From para (“stops”) +‎ vento (“wind”). Compare Italian paravento and French paravent.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾaˈvẽ.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈvẽ.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾɐˈbẽ.tu/ [ˌpa.ɾɐˈβẽ.tu]

Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-ven‧to

Noun

para-vento m (plural para-ventos)

beach windbreak
screen, folding screen
Synonym: biombo

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