burburinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• borborinho

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Possibly influenced by murmurinho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁ.buˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [buɦ.buˈɾĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁ.buˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [buɦ.buˈɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /buɾ.buˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [buɾ.buˈɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buʁ.buˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [buʁ.buˈɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buɻ.buˈɾi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾ.buˈɾi.ɲu/ [buɾ.βuˈɾi.ɲu]

Noun

burburinho m (plural burburinhos)

1. chatter (confusion of voices)
2. (figurative, informal) rumour, gossip

Further reading

• “burburinho”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “burburinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024