quebra-gelo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “breaks-ice”.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: que‧bra‧-ge‧lo
Noun edit
quebra-gelo m (plural quebra-gelos)
- icebreaker (ship designed to break through ice)
- Synonym: quebra-gelos
- icebreaker (game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc. designed to relax a group)
- Synonym: descontraimento
Usage notes edit
(Ship): quebra-gelos may be used as the plural of quebra-gelo or as a singular synonym.