quilometragem

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, from quilômetro (“kilometer”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki.lo.meˈtɾa.ʒẽj̃/ [ki.lo.meˈtɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ki.lu.mɨˈtɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

Hyphenation: qui‧lo‧me‧tra‧gem

Noun

quilometragem f (plural quilometragens)

kilometrage (total distance, in kilometres, travelled)
(figurative) experience
(Brazil, colloquial, often derogatory) body count

Usage notes

The body count sense is generally used to refer to women.

Further reading

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