avental

Portuguese

Aventais

Etymology

From avante (“front”) +‎ -al, with dissimilation.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.vẽˈtaw/ [a.vẽˈtaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.vẽˈtal/ [ɐ.vẽˈtaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.vẽˈtal/ [ɐ.vẽˈtaɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bẽˈtal/ [ɐ.βẽˈtaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.vẽˈta.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧ven‧tal

Noun

avental m (plural aventais)

1. apron (article of clothing worn over the front of the torso)

Derived terms

• aventalzinho

Descendants

• → Tetum: aventál

Further reading

• “avental”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “avental”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025