comédia

See also: comedia, comedía, and comèdia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, revel, caurousing) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, song) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, singer, bard), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, to sing).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [koˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /koˈmɛ.d͡ʒjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.a/ [koˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /koˈmɛ.d͡ʒja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈmɛ.djɐ/ [kuˈmɛ.ðjɐ]

  • Hyphenation: co‧mé‧di‧a

Noun

comédia f (plural comédias)

  1. comedy