vinho a martelo

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “hammered wine”

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩ.ɲu a maʁˈtɛ.lu/ [ˈvĩ.j̃u a mahˈtɛ.lu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩ.ɲu a maɾˈtɛ.lu/ [ˈvĩ.j̃u a maɾˈtɛ.lu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩ.ɲu a maʁˈtɛ.lu/ [ˈvĩ.j̃u a maχˈtɛ.lu]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩ.ɲu a maɻˈtɛ.lu/ [ˈvĩ.j̃u a maɻˈtɛ.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɲo a maʁˈtɛ.lo/ [ˈvi.ɲo a mahˈtɛ.lo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɲu ɐ mɐɾˈtɛ.lu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɲu ɐ mɐɾˈtɛ.lu/

Noun

vinho a martelo m (plural vinhos a martelo)

(colloquial, chiefly Portugal) adulterated or very low-quality wine

See also

zurrapa

Further reading

“vinho a martelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026