efeito estufa

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English greenhouse effect.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈfej.tu isˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu isˈtu.fɐ], /eˈfej.tu esˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu esˈtu.fɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /eˈfej.tu iʃˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu iʃˈtu.fɐ], /eˈfej.tu eʃˈtu.fɐ/ [eˈfeɪ̯.tu eʃˈtu.fɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈfej.to esˈtu.fa/ [eˈfeɪ̯.to esˈtu.fa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfɐj.tu (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfej.tu (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfej.tu (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈfe.tu (i)ʃˈtu.fɐ/

Noun

efeito estufa m (usually uncountable, plural efeitos estufas)

  1. (Brazil, climatology, climate change) greenhouse effect (process by which a planet is heated by its atmosphere)
    Synonym: (Portugal) efeito de estufa

Further reading

  • “efeito estufa”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
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