proper noun/reˈθife/
Recife (a municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil)
Related: recifeño
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”). Doublet of arrecife.
/reˈθife/
Recife (a municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil)
Related: recifeño
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”). Doublet of arrecife.