chamativo

Portuguese

Etymology

From chamar (“to call”) +‎ -tivo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.maˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.maˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.maˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.mɐˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.mɐˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐ.mɐˈti.bu/ [t͡ʃɐ.mɐˈti.βu]

• Hyphenation: cha‧ma‧ti‧vo

Adjective

chamativo (feminine chamativa, masculine plural chamativos, feminine plural chamativas)

1. eye-catching, attention-grabbing

   Synonym: vistoso

Further reading

• “chamativo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “chamativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026