baluarte

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of bulevar.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aɾti
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ba.lʊˈah.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [baˈlwah.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaɾ.t͡ʃi/ [ba.lʊˈaɾ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaɾ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ba.lʊˈaχ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [baˈlwaχ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaɻ.te/ [ba.lʊˈaɻ.te], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaɻ.te/

  • Hyphenation: ba‧lu‧ar‧te

Noun

baluarte m (plural baluartes)

  1. bulwark (a defensive wall or rampart)
  2. bulwark (a defense or safeguard)
  3. (figuratively) linchpin (central cohesive source of stability and security)

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of boulevard.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈlwaɾte/ [baˈlwaɾ.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -aɾte
  • Syllabification: ba‧luar‧te

Noun

baluarte m (plural baluartes)

  1. bastion
    Synonym: bastión
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      La mejor arma es la oración y el más terrible baluarte las virtudes y el buen ejemplo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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