andaime

Portuguese
andaimes

Etymology

Possibly derived from andar, or Arabic الدَاعِم‎ (ad-dāʿim, “supporter”) [1]. Compare Spanish andamio.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ˈdɐ̃ɪ̯̃.mɪ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ˈdaj.mɨ/
  • Hyphenation: an‧dai‧me

Noun

andaime m (plural andaimes)

  1. scaffold
    Synonym: bailéu

References
  1. A. B. H. Ferreira, Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, second edition (Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986), page 116

Further reading
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