Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rift.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: rif‧te

Noun

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rifte m (plural riftes)

  1. (geology) rift (chasm or fissure)

References

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  1. ^ rifte”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ rifte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024