irrisório
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin irrisōrius.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈzɔ.ɾi.u/ [i.hiˈzɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁiˈzɔ.ɾju/ [i.hiˈzɔ.ɾju]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈzɔ.ɾi.u/ [i.χiˈzɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁiˈzɔ.ɾju/ [i.χiˈzɔ.ɾju]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈzɔ.ɾi.o/ [i.hiˈzɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁiˈzɔ.ɾjo/ [i.hiˈzɔ.ɾjo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ʁiˈzɔ.ɾju/
- Rhymes: -ɔɾiu, -ɔɾju
- Hyphenation: ir‧ri‧só‧ri‧o
Adjective
irrisório (feminine irrisória, masculine plural irrisórios, feminine plural irrisórias)
- in which there is derision; mocking
- insignificant, negligible
- that provokes laughter; ridiculous; laughable
- Synonym: risível
Further reading
- “irrisório”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “irrisório”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025