lápis azul
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom lápis (“pencil”) + azul (“blue”), literally “blue pencil”. During the Estado Novo regime, censors would strike out any text deemed unsuitable for publication using a blue pencil.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editlápis azul m (plural lápis azuis)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lápis, azul.
- (Portugal, idiomatic, figurative) censorship
- Synonym: censura