mãe-velha
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/
mãe-velha is spelled M-Ã-E-V-E-L-H-A (8 letters). Mãe-velha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hammock very comfortable and with a lot of use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rede confortável, bastante usada e grande”.
What does mãe-velha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehammock very comfortable and with a lot of use
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rede confortável, bastante usada e grande
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 mãe-velha
- mães-velhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mãe-velha?
- Brazil /ˈmɐ̃j̃ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ/
- Brazil [ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.