drive-in
Portuguese, noun/dɾajˈvĩ/
drive-in is spelled D-R-I-V-E-I-N (7 letters). Drive-in is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “drive-in (an outdoor cinema)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estabelecimento comercial (lanchonete, banco etc.) em que o cliente é atendido dentro do próprio carro”.
What does drive-in mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedrive-in (an outdoor cinema)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. estabelecimento comercial (lanchonete, banco etc.) em que o cliente é atendido dentro do próprio carro. 2. cinema (geralmente ao ar livre) em que o espectador entra com seu carro e dentro dele assiste ao filme
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 drive-in
- drive-ins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce drive-in?
- Brazil /dɾajˈvĩ/
- Brazil [dɾaɪ̯ˈvĩ]
- Brazil /ˈdɾaj.vi ˈĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.