madeira de lei
Portuguese, noun/maˌde(j).ɾɐ.d͡ʒiˈlej/
madeira de lei is spelled M-A-D-E-I-R-A-D-E-L-E-I (12 letters). Madeira de lei is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hardwood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does madeira de lei mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehardwood
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. madeira que, por sua qualidade e resistência, principalmente ao ataque de insetos e umidade, dura mais que as outras
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 madeira de lei
- madeiras de lei plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce madeira de lei?
- Brazil /maˌde(j).ɾɐ.d͡ʒiˈlej/
- Brazil [maˌde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ.d͡ʒiˈleɪ̯]
- Portugal /mɐˌdɐj.ɾɐ.dɨˈlɐj/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.