tão balalão

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃w̃ ba.laˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ba.laˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃w̃ bɐ.lɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

Interjection

tão balalão!

  1. (Brazil) ding-dong (onomatopoeia for the sound of a bell, especially a chime or church bell)