escândalo

See also: escándalo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon), from Proto-Indo-European *skand- (“to jump”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈkɐ̃.da.lu/, /esˈkɐ̃.da.lu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈkɐ̃.da.lu/, /eʃˈkɐ̃.da.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈkɐ̃.da.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈkɐ̃.dɐ.lu/

  • Hyphenation: es‧cân‧da‧lo

Noun

escândalo m (plural escândalos)

  1. scandal
  2. scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)
    As crianças fizeram um escândalo na loja.
    The children made a scene in the shop.
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