gira-discos

Portuguese

Etymology

From gira (“turns, spins”) +‎ discos (“discs, records”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈd͡ʒis.kus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈd͡ʒiʃ.kuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾaˈd͡ʒis.kos/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈdiʃ.kuʃ/ [ˌʒi.ɾɐˈðiʃ.kuʃ]

Hyphenation: gi‧ra‧-dis‧cos

Noun

gira-discos m (invariable)

(Portugal) record player, turntable (device for playing vinil records)
Synonyms: (Brazil) toca-discos, (Brazil) vitrola

References

“gira-discos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“gira-discos”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026