xingamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From xingar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃĩ.ɡaˈmẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃĩ.ɡaˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃĩ.ɡaˈmẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃĩ.ɡɐˈmẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: xin‧ga‧men‧to

Noun

xingamento m (plural xingamentos)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) insult (speech intended to be rude)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insulto