promontório

See also: promontorio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

promontorio (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin prōmontorium, alternative form of prōmunturium (“peak; promontory”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾi.u/, /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾju/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾi.o/, /ˌpɾo.mõ.ˈtɔ.ɾjo/
Hyphenation: pro‧mon‧tó‧ri‧o

Noun

promontório m (plural promontórios)

(geology) promontory (a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff)

Hypernyms

cabo

Derived terms

promontório do osso sacro

Related terms

promontorial

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