esparguete

Portuguese

Etymology

A corruption of Italian spaghetti.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [is.paɦˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi], /es.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/ [es.paɦˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.paɾˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/, /es.paɾˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/, /eʃ.paʁˈɡɛ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.paɻˈɡɛ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.paɾˈɡɛ.tɨ/ [(i)ʃ.paɾˈɣɛ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: es‧par‧gue‧te

Noun

esparguete m (plural esparguetes) (Portugal)

  1. spaghetti
    Synonym: espaguete — Brazil
  2. (informal) pool noodle

References

  1. ^ “esparguete”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “esparguete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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