ziguezague
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌzi.ɡiˈza.ɡi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌzi.ɡeˈza.ɡe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌzi.ɡɨˈza.ɡɨ/ [ˌzi.ɣɨˈza.ɣɨ]
- Hyphenation: zi‧gue‧za‧gue
Noun
ziguezague m (plural ziguezagues)
- zigzag (a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions)
- Andamos em ziguezague para evitar as flechas.
- We zigzagged to avoid the arrows.
Derived terms
- ziguezagueamente
- ziguezagueamento
- ziguezagueante
- ziguezaguear
Further reading
- “ziguezague”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ziguezague”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
- “ziguezague”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “ziguezague”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “ziguezague”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026