alvorada

See also: Alvorada

Portuguese

Etymology

From alvorar +‎ -ada, from alvor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.voˈɾa.dɐ/ [aʊ̯.voˈɾa.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.voˈɾa.da/ [aʊ̯.voˈɾa.da]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.vuˈɾa.dɐ/ [aɫ.vuˈɾa.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.buˈɾa.dɐ/ [aɫ.βuˈɾa.ðɐ]

Audio (Brazil): (file)
Hyphenation: al‧vo‧ra‧da
Homophone: Alvorada

Noun

alvorada f (plural alvoradas)

dawn (all senses)
(military) reveille

Related terms

alvorecer

Further reading

“alvorada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“alvorada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026