escorregão

Portuguese

Etymology

From escorregar (to slip) +‎ -ão

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ko.ʁeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [is.ko.heˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.ko.ʁeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [es.ko.heˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ko.ʁeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.ko.χeˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.ko.ʁeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.ko.χeˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ko.ʁeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [es.ko.heˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.ku.ʁɨˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [(i)ʃ.ku.ʁɨˈɣɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: es‧cor‧re‧gão

Noun

escorregão m (plural escorregões)

  1. slip (loss of footing)