verniz

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited 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 === Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal) -iʃ Hyphenation: ver‧niz === Noun === verniz 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 (Portugal) nail polish, nail varnish Synonym: (Brazil) esmalte ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “verniz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “verniz”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “verniz”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “verniz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026