couraça

Portuguese
Um soldado com uma couraça.

Etymology

From Late Latin coriacea (vestis), from coriaceus, from Latin corium. Compare French cuirasse, source of English cuirass.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ko(w).ˈɾa.sɐ/

Noun

couraça f (plural couraças)

  1. any piece of armour made of leather
  2. breastplate
  3. cuirass
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.