gira-discos
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- toca-discos (Brazil)
Etymology
From girar (“to turn”) + discos (“discs, records”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒis.kus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈd͡ʒiʃ.kuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌtɔ.kaˈd͡ʒis.kos/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌtɔ.kɐˈdiʃ.kuʃ/ [ˌtɔ.kɐˈðiʃ.kuʃ]
- Hyphenation: gi‧ra‧-dis‧cos
Noun
- (Portugal) record player (device for playing vinil records)
- Synonym: (Brazil) vitrola
References
- “gira-discos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “gira-discos”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025