reduto

See also: Reduto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin reductus, cognate with redoubt.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈdutʊ̥/
  • Hyphenation: re‧du‧to
  • Rhymes: -utu

Noun

reduto m (plural redutos)

  1. enclosure fortified inside a fortress.
  2. (figuratively) stronghold, place of refuge or survival [by a particular group].
  3. (figuratively, by extension) meeting place, hangout.

References
  • HOUAISS, A. and DE SALLES VILLAR, M. Minidicionário Houaiss da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2008.
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