ziguezague

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French zigzag.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌzi.ɡiˈza.ɡi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌzi.ɡiˈza.ɡi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌzi.ɡeˈza.ɡe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌzi.ɡɨˈza.ɡɨ/ [ˌzi.ɣɨˈza.ɣɨ]

• Hyphenation: zi‧gue‧za‧gue

Noun

ziguezague m (plural ziguezagues)

1. zigzag (a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions)

   Andamos em ziguezague para evitar as flechas.

   We zigzagged to avoid the arrows.

Derived terms

• ziguezaguear

Further reading

• “ziguezague”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024