portunhol

See also: Portunhol

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of português (“Portuguese”) +‎ espanhol (“Spanish”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tũˈɲɔw/ [poh.tũˈj̃ɔʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾ.tũˈɲɔw/ [poɾ.tũˈj̃ɔʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁ.tũˈɲɔw/ [poχ.tũˈj̃ɔʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻ.tuˈɲɔw/ [poɻ.tuˈɲɔʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tuˈɲɔl/ [puɾ.tuˈɲɔɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tuˈɲɔ.li/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /poh.tu.ˈɲɔw/
Hyphenation: por‧tu‧nhol
Audio (Brazil): (file)

Noun

portunhol m (plural portunhóis)

Portuñol (any unsystematic mixture of Portuguese with Spanish)
Synonym: espanolês
Riverense Portuñol (a variety of Portuguese with influences from Spanish spoken on the border between Uruguay and Brazil)