melhor idade

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “best age”.

A play on the word maioridade (“adulthood”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔʁ iˈda.d͡ʒi/ [meˈʎɔh iˈda.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔʁ iˈda.d͡ʒi/ [meˈʎɔh iˈda.d͡ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔɾ iˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔʁ iˈda.d͡ʒi/ [meˈʎɔχ iˈda.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈʎɔɻ iˈda.de/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈʎɔɾ iˈda.dɨ/ [mɨˈʎɔɾ iˈða.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈʎɔɾ iˈda.dɨ/ [mɨˈʎɔɾ iˈða.ðɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈʎɔ.ɾi iˈda.dɨ/ [mɨˈʎɔ.ɾi iˈða.ðɨ]

Noun

melhor idade f (uncountable)

1. (Brazil, euphemistic) old age

   Synonym: velhice