perdão

See also: perdaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perdon, from perdõar (“to forgive”) (Modern Portuguese perdoar).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /peɻˈdɐ̃w̃/ [peɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [pɨɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: per‧dão

Noun

perdão m (plural perdões)

  1. pardon; forgiveness
    Synonyms: desculpa, indulto

Interjection

perdão

  1. (somewhat formal) excuse me (used to request someone’s attention)
    Synonym: com licença
  2. (somewhat formal) sorry (used as an apology)
    Synonyms: desculpa, (Brazil, colloquial) foi mal

Further reading

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