risível

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin rīsibilis, from rīsus + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.vew/ [hiˈzi.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.vew/ [hiˈzi.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.vew/ [χiˈzi.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.vɛl/ [ʁiˈzi.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.vɛl/ [ʁiˈzi.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.bɛl/ [ʁiˈzi.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: ri‧sí‧vel

Adjective

risível m or f (plural risíveis)

1. laughable; risible; ludicrous (deserving contemptuous laughter)