boa-noite
See also: boa noite
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From boa (“good”) and noite (“night”): "good night".
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈnoj.t͡ʃi/ [ˌbo.ɐˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbo.aˈnoj.te/ [ˌbo.aˈnoɪ̯.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈnoj.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbo(w).ɐˈnoj.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧a‧-noi‧te
Noun
boa-noite m or f (plural boas-noites)
- good evening, good night
- Synonyms: boa-noute, boas-noites, boa noite
- Boa-noite, tudo bem?
- Good evening, how are you?
- (ornithology) European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Related terms
Further reading
- “boa-noite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “boa-noite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025