frouxidão

Portuguese

Etymology

From frouxo +‎ -idão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾo(w).ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fɾo(ʊ̯).ʃiˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾo(w).ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fɾo(w).ʃiˈðɐ̃w̃]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾow.ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fɾow.ʃiˈðɐ̃w̃]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾo.ʃiˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fɾo.ʃiˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: frou‧xi‧dão

Noun

frouxidão f (plural frouxidões)

  1. looseness, laxness
  2. (figuratively) cowardice

Further reading

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