barbeiragem

Portuguese

Etymology

From barbeiro (road hog) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baʁ.be(j)ˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [baɦ.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baɾ.be(j)ˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [baɾ.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baʁ.be(j)ˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [baʁ.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /baɻ.be(j)ˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [baɻ.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.bɐjˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ [bɐɾ.βɐjˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.bejˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ [bɐɾ.βejˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.bejˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ [bɐɾ.βejˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐɾ.beˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/ [bɐɾ.βeˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃]

  • Hyphenation: bar‧bei‧ra‧gem

Noun

barbeiragem f (plural barbeiragens)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a driving blunder; an act of bad or careless driving
  2. (Brazil, colloquial) state of being a road hog