dor de cabeça

Portuguese

Etymology

From dor (pain) + de (of) + cabeça (head).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdoʁ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdoɦ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈdoɾ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈdoʁ d͡ʒi kaˈbe.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdoɻ de kaˈbe.sa/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdoɾ dɨ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdoɾ ðɨ kɐˈβe.sɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdo.ɾi dɨ kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˈdo.ɾi ðɨ kɐˈβe.sɐ]

Noun

dor de cabeça f (plural dores de cabeça)

  1. (medicine, literally) headache (pain or ache in the head)
    Synonyms: enxaqueca, cefaleia
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) something which is irritating
    Synonyms: irritação, problema, incômodo