escuna

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English schooner.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈkũ.nɐ/, /esˈkũ.nɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈkũ.nɐ/, /eʃˈkũ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈku.na/

  • Hyphenation: es‧cu‧na

Noun

escuna f (plural escunas)

  1. (nautical) schooner (type of sailing ship)

References

  1. ^ “escuna”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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