caminho-de-ferro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

Calque of French chemin de fer

Pronunciation

Noun

caminho-de-ferro m (plural caminhos-de-ferro)

  1. (in the plural, Portugal) railway (track for trains, consisting of parallel rails)
    Synonyms: ferrovia, via-férrea, (Brazil) estrada-de-ferro