sopa de letrinhas

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pɐ d͡ʒi leˈtɾĩ.ɲɐs/ [ˈso.pɐ d͡ʒi leˈtɾĩ.j̃ɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pɐ d͡ʒi leˈtɾĩ.ɲɐs/ [ˈso.pɐ d͡ʒi leˈtɾĩ.j̃ɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pɐ d͡ʒi leˈtɾĩ.ɲɐʃ/ [ˈso.pɐ d͡ʒi leˈtɾĩ.j̃ɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pa de leˈtɾi.ɲas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pɐ dɨ lɨˈtɾi.ɲɐʃ/ [ˈso.pɐ ðɨ lɨˈtɾi.ɲɐʃ]

Noun

sopa de letrinhas f (plural sopas de letrinhas)

1. (Brazil) alphabet soup (soup that contains noodles in the shape of alphabetical letters)
2. (Brazil, figuratively) alphabet soup (an overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations)