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Compound of cartão + postal.
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈtɐ̃w̃ posˈtaw/ [kahˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ posˈtaʊ̯]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈtɐ̃w̃ posˈtaw/ [kahˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ posˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾˈtɐ̃w̃ puʃˈtal/ [kɐɾˈtɐ̃w̃ puʃˈtaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾˈtɐ̃w̃ puʃˈta.li/
cartão-postal m (plural cartões-postais)
- postcard (picture sent over the mail without an envelope)
- Synonym: postal
- (figurative) showplace; landmark; hallmark (an iconic place, monument or feature)
O Coliseu é o cartão-postal de Roma.- The Colosseum is Rome’s hallmark.