treme-treme

Portuguese

Etymology

Reduplication of treme (“it shakes”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌtɾɛ.mɨˈtɾɛ.mɨ/

  • Hyphenation: tre‧me‧tre‧me

Noun

treme-treme m (plural treme-tremes)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a state of intense or continuous shaking; vibration
  2. (Brazil, colloquial) something that shakes or vibrates a lot
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