lampejo
See also: lampêjo
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Deverbal from lampejar (“to flicker”).
Alternative forms
- lampêjo (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
- Hyphenation: lam‧pe‧jo
Noun
lampejo m (plural lampejos)
- flicker (an unsteady flash of light)
- spark (small particle of glowing matter)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:faísca
Related terms
- lampejante
- lampejar
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpɛ.ʒu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ̃ˈpe.ʒu/
Verb
lampejo
- first-person singular present indicative of lampejar
Further reading
- “lampejo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “lampejo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “lampejo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “lampejo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025