gurupés

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(j)s/ [ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(j)ʃ/ [ɡu.ɾuˈpɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈpɛʃ/

Rhymes: -ɛs, -ɛjs, -ɛʃ
Hyphenation: gu‧ru‧pés

Noun

gurupés m (plural gurupeses)

(nautical) bowsprit (spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel)

Further reading

“gurupés” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“gurupés” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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