desfile

See also: desfilé

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈfi.li/, /d͡ʒisˈfi.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈfi.li/, /d͡ʒisˈfi.li/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈfi.li/, /d͡ʒiʃˈfi.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈfi.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈfi.lɨ/

Noun

desfile m (plural desfiles)

1. parade (organized procession)

   Synonym: parada

Etymology 2

Verb

desfile

1. inflection of desfilar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈfile/ [d̪esˈfi.le]
• Rhymes: -ile
• Syllabification: des‧fi‧le

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desfilar. Compare English defile (“a narrow pass between mountains”).

Noun

desfile m (plural desfiles)

1. parade

Derived terms

• más lento que un desfile de cojos

 

Related terms

• desfiladero
• desfilar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

desfile

1. inflection of desfilar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “desfile”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10