cambraia

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Portuguese

Etymology

After Cambraia (“Cambrai”), a French commune where cambric was manufactured in 1596.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈbɾaj.ɐ/

Noun

cambraia f (plural cambraias)

cambric; batiste
As roupas são feitas de cambraia.
The clothes are made of cambric
an ox, sheep or horse whose fur is all white
(Brazil, informal) cachaça

References

“cambraia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
“cambraia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024

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