desabafo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaˈba.fu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈba.fu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaˈba.fu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈba.fu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaˈba.fo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐˈba.fu/ [dɨ.zɐˈβa.fu]

• Rhymes: -afu
• Hyphenation: de‧sa‧ba‧fo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desabafar (“to ventilate”).

Noun

desabafo m (plural desabafos)

1. ventilation (the act of replacing stale or noxious air with fresh)

   Synonyms: ventilação, arejamento

2. the venting of one's frustrations; rant

Related terms

• abafado
• abafar
• desabafado
• desabafar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

desabafo

1. first-person singular present indicative of desabafar