parapeito

Portuguese

Etymology

para (“stops”) +‎ peito (“chest”), Italian parapetto.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˈ.pɐj.tu/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.ɾa.ˈpej.tu/

Noun

parapeito m (plural parapeitos)

parapet (low wall to prevent people from falling over an edge)
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 104:
  Ela estava sentada no parapeito da janela do quarto [...]
  She was sitting on the parapet of the window of the room [...]

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