porta-voz

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See also: portavoz

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally "voice carrier" or "voice bearer".

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈvɔ(j)s/ [ˌpɔh.tɐˈvɔ(ɪ̯)s]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈvɔ(j)s/ [ˌpɔɾ.tɐˈvɔ(ɪ̯)s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌpɔʁ.tɐˈvɔ(j)ʃ/ [ˌpɔχ.tɐˈvɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔɻ.taˈvɔ(j)s/ [ˌpɔɻ.taˈvɔ(ɪ̯)s]
 

  • Hyphenation: por‧ta‧voz

Noun

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porta-voz m or f by sense (plural porta-vozes)

  1. spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman (one who speaks as the voice of a group)