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camisa de força

Portuguese, noun/kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoʁ.sɐ/

camisa de força is spelled C-A-M-I-S-A-D-E-F-O-R-Ç-A (13 letters). Camisa de força is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “straitjacket (garment that prevents arm movement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de camisa grossa com cordões que se amarram para prender os braços de alguma pessoa, em geral durante…”.

What does camisa de força mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfemininestraitjacket (garment that prevents arm movement)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. espécie de camisa grossa com cordões que se amarram para prender os braços de alguma pessoa, em geral durante acesso violento de loucura 2. qualquer coisa (atitude, medida etc.) que tolha os movimentos de uma pessoa, grupo etc.

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of camisa de força

  • camisas de força plural
  • camisa-de-força alternative
  • ca.mi.sa-de-for.ça canonical

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce camisa de força?

  • Brazil /kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoʁ.sɐ/
  • Brazil [kaˈmi.zɐ d͡ʒi ˈfoh.sɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to camisa de força

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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