nocaute

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• knockout

Etymology

Borrowed from English knockout.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noˈkaw.t͡ʃi/ [noˈkaʊ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noˈkaw.t͡ʃi/ [noˈkaʊ̯.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /noˈkaw.te/ [noˈkaʊ̯.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔˈkaw.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -awtɨ, (Brazil) -awt͡ʃi
• Hyphenation: no‧cau‧te

Noun

nocaute m (plural nocautes) (chiefly Brazil, prescribed in Portugal)

1. (sports) knockout (act of making someone unconscious in a fight)

Adjective

nocaute m or f (plural nocautes)

1. unconscious

   Synonym: KO

Usage notes

Nocaute is the prescribed adaptation of knockout, but it's rarely used in Portugal.

Derived terms

• nocautear (“to knock out”)