risível

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin rīsibilis, from rīsus + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“to laugh”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁiˈzi.vew/ [hiˈzi.veʊ̯]
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
  • Hyphenation: ri‧sí‧vel

Adjective

risível m or f (plural risíveis)

  1. laughable; risible; ludicrous (deserving contemptuous laughter)

References

  1. ^ “risível”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “risível”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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