Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Arabic رَصِيف (raṣīf, “pier, platform, wharf”).
Pronunciation[edit]
recife m (plural recifes)
- (geography) reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
- Synonyms: abrolho, arrecife, (of sand) baixio, escolho, (Portugal) restinga
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