coronha

Portuguese

Coronha de um rifle

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish cureña.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [koˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾõ.ɲɐ/ [koˈɾõ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈɾo.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾo.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -oɲɐ
• Hyphenation: co‧ro‧nha

Noun

coronha f (plural coronhas)

1. stock (part of a gun that rests against the shoulder)

Derived terms

• coronhada
• coronheiro
• encoronhar

 

Further reading

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