estopim

Portuguese

Etymology

From estopa +‎ -im.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.toˈpĩ/, /es.toˈpĩ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.toˈpĩ/, /eʃ.toˈpĩ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.toˈpĩ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tuˈpĩ/

Rhymes: -ĩ
Hyphenation: es‧to‧pim

Noun

estopim m (plural estopins)

fuse
Synonyms: fusível, pavio, mecha, rastilho, torcida
(figurative) spark (a small event that causes a succession of other events)

Further reading

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