livro de ouro

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “golden book”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈo(w).ɾu/ [ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈo(w).ɾu/ [ˈli.vɾu d͡ʒi ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾo de ˈo(w).ɾo/ [ˈli.vɾo de ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu ˈd‿o(w).ɾu/ [ˈli.vɾu ˈð‿o(w).ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu ˈd‿o(w).ɾu/ [ˈli.vɾu ˈð‿o(w).ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾu ˈd‿ow.ɾu/ [ˈli.βɾu ˈð‿ow.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vɾu ˈd‿o.ɾu/ [ˈli.vɾu ˈð‿o.ɾu]

Noun

livro de ouro m (plural livros de ouro)

1. donor register, guest book (book in which the names of people who have contributed to a certain altruistic purpose, or of distinguished visitors, are recorded)

Further reading

• “livro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024