"recife" meaning in Portuguese

See recife in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [Brazil], [heˈsi.fi] [Brazil], /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [Brazil], [heˈsi.fi] [Brazil], /ʁeˈsi.fi/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [χeˈsi.fi] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ʁeˈsi.fe/ [Southern-Brazil], [heˈsi.fe] [Southern-Brazil], /ʁɨˈsi.fɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: recifes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَصِيف (raṣīf), via Andalusian Arabic. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|ar|رَصِيف}} Borrowed from Arabic رَصِيف (raṣīf), {{bor|pt|xaa|-}} Andalusian Arabic Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} recife m (plural recifes)
  1. (geography) reef (rocks at or near surface of the water) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms: abrolho, baixio, escolho, restinga Related terms: atol, recifoso

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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        "Southern-Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ʁɨˈsi.fɨ/",
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        "Portuguese nouns",
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    },
    {
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        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁeˈsi.fi/",
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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[χeˈsi.fi]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁeˈsi.fe/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[heˈsi.fe]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʁɨˈsi.fɨ/",
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    },
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      "homophone": "Recife"
    }
  ],
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}

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