criado-mudo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• creado mudo (obsolete)

Etymology

Possibly a calque of English dumbwaiter. First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾiˌa.duˈmu.du/ [kɾɪˌa.duˈmu.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.duˈmu.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾiˌa.duˈmu.du/ [kɾɪˌa.duˈmu.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.duˈmu.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾiˌa.doˈmu.do/ [kɾɪˌa.doˈmu.do], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.doˈmu.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾiˌa.duˈmu.du/ [kɾiˌa.ðuˈmu.ðu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.duˈmu.du/ [ˌkɾja.ðuˈmu.ðu]

Noun

criado-mudo m (plural criados-mudos)

1. (Brazil) bedside table (small table placed at the head side of a bed)

   Synonyms: mesa-de-cabeceira, mesinha-de-cabeceira