dorminhoco

Portuguese

Etymology

From dorminhar +‎ -oco.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /doʁ.mĩˈɲo.ku/ [doɦ.mĩˈj̃o.ku]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /doɾ.mĩˈɲo.ku/ [doɾ.mĩˈj̃o.ku]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /doʁ.mĩˈɲo.ku/ [doʁ.mĩˈj̃o.ku]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /doɻ.mĩˈɲo.ku/ [doɻ.mĩˈj̃o.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /doʁ.miˈɲo.ko/ [doɦ.miˈɲo.ko]

  • Rhymes: -oku
  • Hyphenation: dor‧mi‧nho‧co

Noun

dorminhoco m (plural dorminhocos, feminine dorminhoca, feminine plural dorminhocas, metaphonic)

  1. (colloquial) sleepyhead

Usage notes

  • Metaphony for this term is optional and all pronunciations are used. It is standard for speakers to maintain consistency between the feminine and the plural forms, but both /o/ and /ɔ/ for them are considered correct.

Adjective

dorminhoco (feminine dorminhoca, masculine plural dorminhocos, feminine plural dorminhocas, metaphonic)

  1. (colloquial) sleepy, dozy
    Synonyms: ensonado, sonolento

References

  1. ^ “dorminhoco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
  2. ^ “dorminhoco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
  3. ^ “dorminhoco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
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