dédalo

See also: Dédalo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos), named after the inventor of the maze in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.da.lu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.dɐ.lu/ [ˈdɛ.ðɐ.lu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.dɐ.lu/ [ˈdɛ.ðɐ.lu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.dɐ.lu/

• Hyphenation: dé‧da‧lo

Noun

dédalo m (plural dédalos)

1. maze, labyrinth (puzzle to get through)

   Synonym: labirinto

2. (figurative) maze, labyrinth (anything complicated or confusing)

Further reading

• “dédalo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dédalo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “dédalo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “dédalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos), named after the inventor of the maze in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdedalo/ [ˈd̪e.ð̞a.lo]
• Rhymes: -edalo
• Syllabification: dé‧da‧lo

Noun

dédalo m (plural dédalos)

1. maze, labyrinth (puzzle to get through)

   Synonym: laberinto

2. (figurative) maze, labyrinth (anything complicated or confusing)

Further reading

• “dédalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025