mundéu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mũˈdɛw/ [mũˈdɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mũˈdɛw/

• Hyphenation: mun‧déu

Etymology 1

From Old Tupi mundé (“deadfall trap”).

Alternative forms

• mundé, mondé

Noun

mundéu m (plural mundéus)

1. (Brazil) a type of deadfall trap
2. (Brazil) a type of fishing net
3. (Brazil, figurative) a building at risk of collapsing
4. (Brazil, colloquial) an animal that has left its herd, mostly said of peccaries and coatis

Related words

• catitu-mundéu
• quatimundéu

 

Adjective

mundéu m or f (plural mundéus)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, of animals) solitary, that has left its herd; mostly said of peccaries and coatis

Etymology 2

From mundo (“world”) +‎ -éu.

Noun

mundéu m (plural mundéus)

1. (Brazil) pile (a great amount of something)

   Synonyms: pilha, monte

Related words

• mundaréu

 

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mundéu.

Further reading

• “mundéu” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “mundéu” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “mundéu” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “mundéu” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.