parapeito
Portuguese
Etymology
para (“stops”) + peito (“chest”), Italian parapetto.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˈ.pɐj.tu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.ˈpej.tu/
Noun
parapeito m (plural parapeitos)
- parapet (low wall to prevent people from falling over an edge)
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 104:
- Ela estava sentada no parapeito da janela do quarto [...]
- She was sitting on the parapet of the window of the room [...]
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