xingamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From xingar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃĩ.ɡaˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃĩ.ɡaˈmẽ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃĩ.ɡɐˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: xin‧ga‧men‧to

Noun

xingamento m (plural xingamentos)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) insult (speech intended to be rude)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insulto