Pascoela

Portuguese

Etymology

From Páscoa +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pas.kuˈɛ.lɐ/ [pas.kʊˈɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pasˈkwɛ.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paʃ.kuˈɛ.lɐ/ [paʃ.kʊˈɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /paʃˈkwɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pas.kuˈɛ.la/ [pas.kʊˈɛ.la], (faster pronunciation) /pasˈkwɛ.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐʃˈkwɛ.lɐ/

Hyphenation: pas‧co‧e‧la

Noun

Pascoela f (plural Pascoelas)

(Christianity) The first Sunday after Easter.
Synonym: quasímodo

Further reading

“Pascoela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“Pascoela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025