livro de bolso
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “pocket book”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈbow.su/ [ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈboʊ̯.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.vɾo de ˈbow.so/ [ˈli.vɾo de ˈboʊ̯.so]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈli.vɾu dɨ ˈbol.su/ [ˈli.vɾu ðɨ ˈβoɫ.su]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈli.bɾu dɨ ˈbol.su/ [ˈli.βɾu ðɨ ˈβoɫ.su]
Noun
livro de bolso m (plural livros de bolso)
- paperback, pocketbook (book in a reduced format compared to the original edition, generally sold at a lower price)
Further reading
- “livro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025