caminho de ferro

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Alternative forms

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