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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + seio (“curve, bend”) + -ada, from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽo, from Latin sinus (“curve, bend”). Compare Spanish ensenada.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈa.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈa.dɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.siˈa.dɐ/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈsja.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.siˈa.dɐ/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsja.dɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈa.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈa.dɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.siˈa.dɐ/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈsja.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.siˈa.dɐ/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsja.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈa.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈa.da/
Noun
enseada f (plural enseadas)
- cove (a small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds)
- Synonyms: angra, caldeira