bricabraque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French bric-à-brac.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbɾi.kaˈbɾa.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbɾi.kaˈbɾa.ke/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbɾi.kɐˈbɾa.kɨ/ [ˌbɾi.kɐˈβɾa.kɨ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aki, (Portugal) -akɨ
  • Hyphenation: bri‧ca‧bra‧que

Noun

bricabraque m (plural bricabraques)

  1. miscellaneous items, bric-a-brac

Descendants

  • Portuguese: brique

References

  1. ^ “bricabraque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “bricabraque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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