passe-vite

Portuguese

passe-vite

Etymology

From Passe-Vite, genericized trademark. From French passe, inflection of passer (“to grind”) and French vite (“fast”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.siˈvi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.siˈvi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.seˈvi.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.sɨˈvi.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.sɨˈvi.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.sɨˈbi.tɨ/ [ˌpa.sɨˈβi.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: pas‧se‧-vi‧te

Noun

passe-vite m (plural passe-vites)

1. (Portugal, cooking) a type of masher for potatoes and vegetables

   Synonym: passador