passarela

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Portuguese

Passarela (sense 1)

Passarela (sense 2)

Etymology

From French passerelle, either directly or via Italian passerella. Cognate with Spanish pasarela.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.saˈɾɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.saˈɾɛ.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.sɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/

Hyphenation: pas‧sa‧re‧la

Noun

passarela f (plural passarelas)

footbridge (bridge for pedestrians)
runway (platform for fashion shows)

Related terms

passar

Further reading

“passarela”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
“passarela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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