esfirra

Portuguese

Esfirras

Etymology

Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic صفيحة (ṣfīḥa), from Arabic صفيحة (ṣafīḥa).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfi.ʁɐ/ [isˈfi.hɐ], /esˈfi.ʁɐ/ [esˈfi.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfi.ʁɐ/ [isˈfi.hɐ], /esˈfi.ʁɐ/ [esˈfi.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈfi.ʁɐ/ [iʃˈfi.χɐ], /eʃˈfi.ʁɐ/ [eʃˈfi.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈfi.ʁa/ [esˈfi.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈfi.ʁɐ/

Noun

esfirra f (plural esfirras)

1. sfiha (an Arab pizza-like dish)

Derived terms

• esfirraria

 

Further reading

• “esfirra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024