verniz
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese verniz, from Medieval Latin vernix, vernice (“varnish”) < veronix, veronice, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /veɹ.ˈnis/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /veɻ.ˈnis/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨɾ.ˈniʃ/
- Hyphenation: ver‧niz
Noun
verniz m (plural vernizes)
- varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)
- (uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish
- (figuratively) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)
Synonyms
- (a deceptively showy appearance): máscara
Derived terms
- verniz-da-china
- verniz de unha
- verniz-do-japão
Related terms
- envernizadela
- envernizado
- envernizador
- envernizadura
- envernizamento
- envernizar
- vernizagem
- vernizar
- vernizeira
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