esconde-esconde

Portuguese

Etymology

Reduplication of esconde (“he/she hides”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˌkõ.d͡ʒi.isˈkõ.d͡ʒi/, /esˌkõ.d͡ʒi.esˈkõ.d͡ʒi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˌkõ.d͡ʒi.iʃˈkõ.d͡ʒi/, /eʃˌkõ.d͡ʒi.eʃˈkõ.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˌkõ.de.esˈkõ.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˌkõ.dɨ.(i)ʃˈkõ.dɨ/

  • Hyphenation: es‧con‧de‧es‧con‧de

Noun

esconde-esconde m (plural esconde-escondes)

  1. hide and seek, hide-and-go-seek (game)
    Synonyms: escondidas, escondido, manja, pegador, tantanguê, tempo-será, tontonguê, bacondê

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