pírcingue

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English piercing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpiʁ.sĩ.ɡi/ [ˈpih.sĩ.ɡi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈpiɾ.sĩ.ɡi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpiʁ.sĩ.ɡi/ [ˈpiχ.sĩ.ɡi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpiɻ.sĩ.ɡe/

  • Homophone: piercing (Portugal)
  • Hyphenation: pír‧cin‧gue

Noun

pírcingue m (plural pírcingues)

  1. (Portugal) alternative form of piercing