cordilheira

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”) (compare Portuguese corda).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎe.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: cor‧di‧lhei‧ra

Noun

cordilheira f (plural cordilheiras)

mountain range

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