ferro-velho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/ [ˌfɛ.huˈvɛ.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/ [ˌfɛ.huˈvɛ.ʎu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/ [ˌfɛ.χuˈvɛ.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁoˈvɛ.ʎo/ [ˌfɛ.hoˈvɛ.ʎo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈvɛ.ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ.ʁuˈbɛ.ʎu/ [ˌfɛ.ʁuˈβɛ.ʎu]

• Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧ve‧lho

Noun

ferro-velho m (plural ferros-velhos)

1. scrapyard (a junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold)
2. (uncountable) scrap (discarded metal)

Related terms

• ferreiro
• ferro