desserviço

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ serviço.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.seʁˈvi.su/ [de.seɦˈvi.su], /d͡ʒi.seʁˈvi.su/ [d͡ʒi.seɦˈvi.su]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.seɾˈvi.su/, /d͡ʒi.seɾˈvi.su/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.seʁˈvi.su/, /d͡ʒi.seʁˈvi.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.seɻˈvi.so/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃ.sɨɾˈvi.su/, /dɨ.ʃɨɾˈvi.su/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃ.sɨɾˈbi.su/ [dɨʃ.sɨɾˈβi.su], /dɨ.ʃɨɾˈbi.su/ [dɨ.ʃɨɾˈβi.su]

Noun

desserviço m (plural desserviços)

  1. disservice (an act that does more harm than good)
    Os artigos desse cara são um desserviço à humanidade.This guy’s articles are a disservice to humanity.