vitrola
Portuguese
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Victrola.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈtɾɔ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈtɾɔ.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /viˈtɾɔ.lɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈtɾɔ.lɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɔlɐ
- Hyphenation: vi‧tro‧la
Noun
vitrola f (plural vitrolas)
- (Brazil, historical) gramophone
- (Brazil) record player
- Synonyms: toca-discos, (Portugal) gira-discos
- (Brazil, figurative) chatterbox, blabbermouth, yaker
References
- “vitrola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “vitrola”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “vitrola”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “vitrola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From the brand Victrola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈtɾola/ [biˈt̪ɾo.la]
- Rhymes: -ola
- Syllabification: vi‧tro‧la
Noun
vitrola f (plural vitrolas)
Further reading
- “vitrola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024