carrossel

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French carrousel.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ʁoˈsɛw/ [ka.hoˈsɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛl/ [kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ʁɔˈsɛ.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: car‧ros‧sel

Noun

carrossel m (plural carrosséis)

  1. merry-go-round; carousel (pleasure ride consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed)

References

  1. ^ “carrossel”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “carrossel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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