carnavalesco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carnevalesco[1][2] By surface analysis, carnaval +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.na.vaˈles.ku/ [kaɦ.na.vaˈles.ku]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.nɐ.vɐˈleʃ.ku/

  • Hyphenation: car‧na‧va‧les‧co

Adjective

carnavalesco (feminine carnavalesca, masculine plural carnavalescos, feminine plural carnavalescas)

  1. (relational) carnival
    • 1931 February 19, “E’cos do Carnaval no Rio [Echoes from Rio’s Carnival]”, in A Tribuna, volume XXXVII, number 298, Santos, page 3:
      As diversas canções […] constituiram verdadeiras marchas carnavalescas. Sobresahiu, talvez, o samba “Com que roupa”, allusivo á recente medida tomada pelo chefe da policia, sr. Luzardo, sobre os vestuarios das praias de banho.
      The various songs […] became veritable Carnival marches. What stood out, perhaps, was the samba “Com que roupa”, allusive to the recent measure taken by the chief of police, Mr. Luzardo, regarding beachwear.

References

  1. ^ “carnavalesco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “carnavalesco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From carnaval +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾnabaˈlesko/ [kaɾ.na.β̞aˈles.ko]
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Syllabification: car‧na‧va‧les‧co

Adjective

carnavalesco (feminine carnavalesca, masculine plural carnavalescos, feminine plural carnavalescas)

  1. (relational) carnival

Further reading

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