dor de cabeça

Portuguese

Etymology

From dor (“pain”) + de (“of”) + cabeça (“head”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdoɦ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdoɦ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʁ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɻ de kaˈbe.sa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ dɨ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdoɾ ðɨ kɐˈβe.sɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ dɨ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdoɾ ðɨ kɐˈβe.sɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ɾi dɨ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdo.ɾi ðɨ kɐˈβe.sɐ]

Noun

dor de cabeça f (plural dores de cabeça)

1. (medicine, literally) headache (pain or ache in the head)

   Synonyms: enxaqueca, cefaleia

2. (figuratively, idiomatic) something which is irritating

   Synonyms: irritação, problema, incômodo