entrudo

See also: Entrudo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• entruido (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese entroydo, from Latin introitus. Cognate with Galician entroido, Mirandese antruido and Asturian antroxu.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɾu.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɾu.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɾu.du/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɾu.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɾu.do/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɾu.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈtɾu.du/ [ẽˈtɾu.ðu]

• Hyphenation: en‧tru‧do

Noun

entrudo m (plural entrudos)

1. (usually capitalized) carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)

   Synonym: carnaval

2. (usually capitalized, Christianity) Shrovetide (days immediately preceding Lent)