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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of bulevar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.t͡ʃi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.t͡ʃi/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaɾ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaɾ.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaɻ.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaɻ.te/
- Rhymes: -aɾti
- Hyphenation: ba‧lu‧ar‧te
Noun
baluarte m (plural baluartes)
- bulwark (a defensive wall or rampart)
- bulwark (a defense or safeguard)
- (figuratively) linchpin (central cohesive source of stability and security)
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of boulevard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈlwaɾte/
- Rhymes: -aɾte
- Syllabification: ba‧luar‧te
Noun
baluarte m (plural baluartes)
- bastion
- Synonym: bastión
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