submetralhadora

Portuguese

Etymology

From sub- +‎ metralhadora (“machine gun”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsub.me.tɾa.ʎaˈdo.ɾɐ/, /ˌsu.bi.me.tɾa.ʎaˈdo.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsub.me.tɾa.ʎaˈdo.ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsub.mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈdo.ɾɐ/ [ˌsuβ.mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈðo.ɾɐ], /ˌsu.bɨ.mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈdo.ɾɐ/ [ˌsu.βɨ.mɨ.tɾɐ.ʎɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

Noun

submetralhadora f (plural submetralhadoras)

submachine gun

Further reading

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