ventríloquo

See also: ventriloquo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vẽˈtɾi.lo.kwu/, /vẽˈtɾi.lo.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vẽˈtɾi.lo.kwo/, /vẽˈtɾi.lo.ko/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vẽˈtɾi.lu.kwu/, /vẽˈtɾi.lu.ku/

  • Hyphenation: ven‧trí‧lo‧quo

Noun

ventríloquo m (plural ventríloquos, feminine ventríloqua, feminine plural ventríloquas)

  1. ventriloquist (a person who practices ventriloquism)

Usage notes

For the pronunciation with /k/ instead of /kw/, in contradiction with the word’s spelling, compare sequoia.