telefone sem fio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈfi.u/ [te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈfi.u], /te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈfiw/ [te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈfiʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈfi.u/ [te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈfi.u], /te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽj̃ ˈfiw/ [te.leˈfõ.ni ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈfiʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.leˈfo.ne ˈsẽj̃ ˈfi.u/ [te.leˈfo.ne ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈfi.u], /te.leˈfo.ne ˈsẽj̃ ˈfiw/ [te.leˈfo.ne ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈfiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨ.lɨˈfɔ.nɨ ˈsɐ̃j̃ ˈfi.u/

Noun

telefone sem fio m (plural telefones sem fio)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see telefone,‎ sem,‎ fio.
2. (Brazil, games) Chinese whispers (game where a phrase is whispered from person to person)