empolado

Portuguese

Etymology

Past participle of empolar. By surface analysis, empola +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.poˈla.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.poˈla.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.puˈla.du/ [ẽ.puˈla.ðu]

• Rhymes: -adu
• Hyphenation: em‧po‧la‧do

Participle

empolado (feminine empolada, masculine plural empolados, feminine plural empoladas)

1. past participle of empolar

Adjective

empolado (feminine empolada, masculine plural empolados, feminine plural empoladas)

1. turgid, pompous or bombastic
2. (of water) bubbly or wavy