alarde
Portuguese
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرْض (al-ʕarḍ), compare Spanish alarde.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlaʁ.d͡ʒi/ [aˈlaɦ.d͡ʒi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈlaɾ.d͡ʒi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈlaʁ.d͡ʒi/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /aˈlaɻ.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlaʁ.de/ [aˈlaɦ.de]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈlaɾ.dɨ/ [ɐˈlaɾ.ðɨ]
Noun
alarde m (plural alardes)
- large display, ostentation
Further reading
- “alarde”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “alarde”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “alarde”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic اَلْعَرْض (al-ʕarḍ), from Arabic عَرْض (ʕarḍ, “exhibition”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlaɾde/ [aˈlaɾ.ð̞e]
- Rhymes: -aɾde
- Syllabification: a‧lar‧de
Noun
alarde m (plural alardes)
- boast, boasting, brag
- military parade, inspection, display
- review, inspection
- large display, ostentation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alarde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025