contramão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From contra- +‎ mão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌkõ.tɾaˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧mão

Noun

contramão f (plural contramãos)

  1. (traffic) wrong way, opposite hand, opposite way
  2. (figurative) an opinion or attitude that is against the common sense

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