calembur

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French calembour.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.lẽˈbuʁ/ [ka.lẽˈbuh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.lẽˈbuɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.lẽˈbuʁ/ [ka.lẽˈbuχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.lẽˈbuɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.lẽˈbuɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.lẽˈbu.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧lem‧bur

Noun

calembur m (plural calembures)

  1. pun (joke or type of wordplay)
    Synonym: trocadilho

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