promontório
See also: promontorio
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- promontorio (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin prōmontorium, alternative form of prōmunturium (“peak; promontory”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾi.u/, /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾju/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾi.o/, /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: pro‧mon‧tó‧ri‧o
Noun
promontório m (plural promontórios)
- (geology) promontory (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff)
Hypernyms
- cabo
Derived terms
- promontório do osso sacro
Related terms
- promontorial