saibro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsaj.βɾu/
  • Hyphenation: sai‧bro

Noun

saibro m (plural saibros)

  1. a mixture of sand and clay used in construction
  2. thick sand with pebbles
  3. (tennis) clay (crushed stone or bricks used as the surface of the court)
  4. (heraldry) sable (the black colour on a coat of arms)

Synonyms

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