escândalo

See also: escándalo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon), from Proto-Indo-European *skand- (“to jump”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɐ̃.da.lu/, /esˈkɐ̃.da.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɐ̃.da.lu/, /eʃˈkɐ̃.da.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈkɐ̃.da.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkɐ̃.dɐ.lu/

Hyphenation: es‧cân‧da‧lo

Noun

escândalo m (plural escândalos)

scandal
scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)
As crianças fizeram um escândalo na loja.
The children made a scene in the shop.

Further reading

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