escândalo

See also: escándalo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon), from Proto-Indo-European *skand- (“to jump”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɐ̃.da.lu/, /esˈkɐ̃.da.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɐ̃.da.lu/, /esˈkɐ̃.da.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɐ̃.da.lu/, /eʃˈkɐ̃.da.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈkɐ̃.da.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkɐ̃.dɐ.lu/

• Hyphenation: es‧cân‧da‧lo

Noun

escândalo m (plural escândalos)

1. scandal
2. scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)

   As crianças fizeram um escândalo na loja.

   The children made a scene in the shop.