verniz
Portuguese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese verniz, a borrowing from Medieval Latin vernīcem (“varnish”) < veronīx, from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “a city in Lybia”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ver‧niz
Noun
editverniz m (plural vernizes)
- varnish (type of paint that leaves a hard, glossy film)
- (uncountable) the glossy appearance of objects painted with varnish
- (figurative) varnish (a deceptively showy appearance)
- Synonym: máscara
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