marionete
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- marioneta
- marionette, marionnette (pre-reform spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from French marionnette.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾi.oˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/ [ma.ɾɪ.oˈnɛ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ma.ɾjoˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾi.oˈnɛ.te/ [ma.ɾɪ.oˈnɛ.te], (faster pronunciation) /ma.ɾjoˈnɛ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ma.ɾjuˈnɛ.tɨ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
- Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧o‧ne‧te
Noun
marionete f (plural marionetes)
- marionette (string puppet)
- (figurative) puppet (person or organisation controlled by another)
Related terms
References
- ^ “marioneta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “marionete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025