micro-onda

See also: microonda

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• microonda (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Translation of English microwave; micro- +‎ onda ("wave").

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.kɾoˈõ.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.kɾoˈõ.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.kɾoˈõ.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾɔˈõ.dɐ/

• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧on‧da

Noun

micro-onda f (plural micro-ondas)

1. (physics, chiefly in the plural) microwave (electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves)