ciprestal
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- cyprestal (obsolete)
Etymology
From cipreste (“cypress”) + -al (“field of”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.pɾesˈtaw/ [si.pɾesˈtaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /si.pɾeʃˈtaw/ [si.pɾeʃˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si.pɾɨʃˈtal/ [si.pɾɨʃˈtaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /si.pɾɨʃˈta.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: ci‧pres‧tal
Noun
ciprestal m (plural ciprestais)
- a field of cypress trees