aerossol

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • aero-sol (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from French aérosol.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˌɛ.ɾoˈsɔw/ [aˌɛ.ɾoˈsɔʊ̯], (proscribed, but common) /aˌɛ.ɾoˈzɔw/ [aˌɛ.ɾoˈzɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈsɔl/ [ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈsɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˌɛ.ɾɔˈsɔ.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔl, (Brazil) -ɔw
  • Hyphenation: a‧e‧ros‧sol

Noun

aerossol m (plural aerossóis)

  1. (physics) aerosol

References

  1. ^ aerossol”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ aerossol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025