prima-dona

See also: prima dona

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾĩ.mɐˈdõ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾi.maˈdo.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾi.mɐˈdo.nɐ/ [ˌpɾi.mɐˈðo.nɐ]

Hyphenation: pri‧ma‧do‧na

Noun

prima-dona f (plural prima-donas or primas-donas)

prima donna (principal female opera singer)

Further reading

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