estrago

See also: estragó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾa.ɡu/, /esˈtɾa.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾa.ɡu/, /esˈtɾa.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾa.ɡu/, /eʃˈtɾa.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾa.ɡu/ [(i)ʃˈtɾa.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -aɡu
• Hyphenation: es‧tra‧go

Etymology 1

Deverbal from estragar.

Noun

estrago m (plural estragos)

1. destruction
   "a chuva de granizo que deu ontem estragou a porcaria do telhado"

   "yesterday's hailstorm destroyed the damn roof"

   Synonym: destruição
2. damage
   "esse celular novo que eu comprei foi um estrago tão grande na conta do banco"

   "this phone I bought was such a damage on my bank account (meaning it was expensive)"

   Synonym: dano
3. waste
   "tu não sabe cozinhar, só sabe estragar os ingredientes"

   "you can't cook, you just waste ingredients"

   Synonym: desperdício

Etymology 2

Verb

estrago

1. first-person singular present indicative of estragar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾaɡo/ [esˈt̪ɾa.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Syllabification: es‧tra‧go

Etymology 1

Deverbal from estragar.

Noun

estrago m (plural estragos)

1. damage, destruction
2. corruption
3. (in the plural) havoc

Derived terms

• causar estragos (“to wreak havoc”)
• hacer estragos en (“to ravage”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estrago

1. first-person singular present indicative of estragar

Further reading

• “estrago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014