Etymology

From French ardoise, from vernacular Late Latin of Northern France *ardesia, possibly from Gaulish root *ard(u)- ‎(“high, in altitude”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aɾ.ˈdɔ.zi.ɐ/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /aɹ.ˈdɔ.zja/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.ˈdɔ.zja/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aχ.ˈdɔ.zjɐ/