cordilheira

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cordillera, from Old Spanish cordilla, cordiella, diminutive of cuerda (“a rope, string”) (compare Portuguese corda).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koɦ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koɾ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾɐ/ [koʁ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(j).ɾa/ [koɻ.d͡ʒiˈʎe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎɐj.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎej.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎej.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.diˈʎe.ɾɐ/ [kuɾ.ðiˈʎe.ɾɐ]

Hyphenation: cor‧di‧lhei‧ra

Noun

cordilheira f (plural cordilheiras)

mountain range
Cordilheira dos Andes ― Andes Mountains