criado-mudo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • creado mudo, criado mudo (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Possibly a calque of English dumbwaiter. First attested in the 19th century.[1][2] Folk etymology has led people to wrongly believe that this term has a racist origin. As a result, many people have stopped using it, including several furniture brands in Brazil.[3][4]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˌa.duˈmu.du/ [kɾɪˌa.duˈmu.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.duˈmu.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˌa.doˈmu.do/ [kɾɪˌa.doˈmu.do], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.doˈmu.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾiˌa.duˈmu.du/ [kɾiˌa.ðuˈmu.ðu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾja.duˈmu.du/ [ˌkɾja.ðuˈmu.ðu]

Noun

criado-mudo m (plural criados-mudos)

  1. (Brazil) bedside table (small table placed at the head side of a bed)
    Synonyms: mesa de cabeceira, mesinha de cabeceira

References

  1. ^ “criado-mudo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
  2. ^ Origem da Palavra
  3. ^ “Etna deixa de usar termo racista ‘criado-mudo’ em catálogo”, in Catraca Livre‎[1] (in Portuguese), 2019, retrieved 19 March 2024
  4. ^ “Painel S.A.: Lojas de móveis mudam nome de criado-mudo após considerar termo racista”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎[2] (in Portuguese), 2019, retrieved 19, March, 2024
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